Continuing this year\u2019s trend to talk about and welcome each month \u2014 today\u2019s topic is\u2026..July!
Tomorrow, July 2nd, is the exact middle of the year \u2014 of course, that\u2019s true every year, so you can be sorry, or relieved, that the year is half over. And, if your New Year\u2019s resolutions you made back in January haven\u2019t panned out, tomorrow is a good day to try again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The month of July is named after Roman leader Julius Caesar. Before the month became July, it was known as Quintiles. Quintiles is the Latin word for five \u2014 it was the fifth month on the Gregorian calendar. Actually, Julius Caesar modified the calendar, adding the months of January and February and the Julian calendar is still in use today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
July (in the northern hemisphere) is usually the hottest month of the year. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was in Greenland Ranch, California \u2014 134\u00aaF on July 10th, 1913.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the years, a lot of notable \u201cfirsts\u201d have occurred in July \u2014 like the first atomic bomb being detonated (in New Mexico on July 16th, 1945) and the first rabies vaccine being administered (by Louis Pasteur) on July 6th, 1885. And of course I should mention that the first bikini debuted in Paris on July 5th, 1946. But \u2014 arguably \u2014 the most exciting July event took place in 1969 when Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20th.
On the down side, 7 US Presidents have passed away in July \u2014 the most of any month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
July\u2019s full Moon \u2014 the Full Buck Moon \u2014 will make its appearance in a couple of nights, on July 3.\u00a0
Aphelion \u2014 when the Earth is farthest it will get from the Sun for the entire year \u2014 occurs on July 6th. On that date, the Earth will be 94,506,364 miles away from the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And according to superstition, if ant hills are high in July, the coming winter will be hard. So we can look forward to Canada Day, Independence Day, Bastille Day, International Town Criers Day, World Emoji Day and the start of the Dog Days of Summer\u2026. welcome, July.
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Continuing this year\u2019s trend to talk about and welcome each month \u2014 today\u2019s topic is\u2026..July!Tomorrow, July 2nd, is the exact middle of the year \u2014 of course, that\u2019s true every year, so you can be sorry, or relieved, that the … Continue reading