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Sunday, 5 July 2026
Day 186 of 2026 · 179 days remaining in the year · Week 27
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1794
Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker.
US
Science & Technology
232 yrs ago
1810
P.T. Barnum, circus ringmaster, and not a "Sucker"!
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216 yrs ago
1923
Nancy Reagan, former First Lady.
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103 yrs ago
1927
Janet Leigh
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99 yrs ago
1937
Shirley Knight
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89 yrs ago
1951
Huey Lewis, singer, songwriter, always in the "The News".
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Arts & Culture
75 yrs ago
1972
Michael Bays
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54 yrs ago
► Events on this day
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1841
Thomas Cook opens first travel agency. They were first involved in organizing trips for groups opposed to alchololic beverages.
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185 yrs ago
1935
First "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast.
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Media & Broadcasting
91 yrs ago
1938
Herb Caen gets his first column in The San Francisco Chronicle.
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88 yrs ago