Page 4: Historical Events In July - 01
Friday, 24 October 2025
1870 On this day in history james W Smith of SC is first black to enter West Point 

1870 On July - 01 james W Smith of SC is 1st black to enter West Point 

1871 On July - 01 the decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada 

1872 Louis Bleriot, 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel on this day in history. 

1873 On this day in history henry Flipper of Ga is 2nd black to enter West Point 

1873 Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province on July - 01. 

1874 First US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 on July - 01. 

1874 On this day in history 1st Chamber accept law against child labor 

1874 On July - 01 michel H Campen, author/critic (Bikoerim) 

1875 Universal Postal Union established on this day in history. 

1876 On this day in history through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible. 

1877 On July - 01 1st edition of "Amsterdammer" published 

1878 Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization on July - 01. 

1879 On this day in history ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples 

1879 Leon Jouhaux, France, socialist/co-founder UN's ILO (Nobel 1951) on July - 01. 

1881 On July - 01 first international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St Stephen, NB 

1881 On July - 01 uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri opens 

1881 On July - 01 1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St Stephen, NB 

1881 Piet[er] L Kramer, architect (Amsterdam School) on this day in history. 

1883 ANWB forms in Utrecht on this day in history. 

1883 Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer, dies at 39 on July - 01. 

1884 On July - 01 v Knorre discovers asteroid #238 Hypatia 

1885 On July - 01 the United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada. 

1885 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens), dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1887 On July - 01 charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor) 

1889 On July - 01 frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti 

1889 On this day in history uS mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens 

1890 Anglo-German disputes in East Africa are resolved on July - 01. 

1890 On July - 01 great-Britain & Germany sign Zanzibar-Helgoland Treaty 

1892 James M Cain, Minneapolis Mn, novelist (Postman Always Rings Twice) on July - 01. 

1893 On July - 01 sF Bay City Club opens 1st US bicycle race track, made of wood 

1893 Walter Francis White, Atlanta Georgia on July - 01. 

1894 Julius PJA van Nyevelt, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 77 on this day in history. 

1896 Harbor of Ymuiden opens on July - 01. 

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