On This Day: July 1 On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony. On July 1, 1893, Walter White, who headed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for over 20 years, was born. Following his death on March 21, 1955, his obituary appeared in The Times. 1863 The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg began. 1867 Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain. 1898 Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. 1916 Dwight D. Eisenhower married Mary Mamie Geneva Doud in Denver. 1943 Pay-as-you-go income tax withholding began. 1961 Britains Princess Diana was born Diana Spencer near Sandringham, England. 1963 The U.S. Post Office introduced five-digit ZIP codes. 1969 Britains Prince Charles was invested as the prince of Wales. 1984 The Motion Picture Association of America established the PG-13 rating. 1987 President Ronald Reagan nominated federal appeals court judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. (Bork was later rejected by the Senate.) 1991 President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. 1997 Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony. 2000 Vermonts civil unions law went into effect, granting gay couples most of the rights, benefits and responsibilities of marriage. 2004 Actor Marlon Brando died at age 80. 2010 At least two suicide bombers attacked a popular Muslim shrine in Pakistans second largest city, Lahore, killing some three dozen people. 2011 In Minnesota, a three-week state government shutdown began after legislators could not agree on a budget. Current Birthdays Actress Liv Tyler turns 37 years old today. Rock singer Deborah Harry (Blondie) turns 69 years old today. 1916 Olivia de Havilland, Actress (Gone With the Wind), turns 98 1931 Leslie Caron, Actress, turns 83 1934 Jamie Farr, Actor (M*A*S*H), turns 80 1934 Jean Marsh, Actress (Upstairs, Downstairs), turns 80 1935 James Cotton, Blues musician, turns 79 1936 Wally Amos, Cookiemaker, turns 78 1939 Karen Black, Actress, turns 75 1941 Rod Gilbert, Hockey Hall of Famer, turns 73 1941 Twyla Tharp, Dancer, choreographer, turns 73 1951 Daryl Anderson, Actor (Lou Grant), turns 63 1951 Terrence Mann, Actor, turns 63 1951 Fred Schneider, Rock singer (B-52s), turns 63 1952 Dan Aykroyd, Actor, comedian (Saturday Night Live), turns 62 1960 Evelyn Champagne King, R&B singer, turns 54 1961 Carl Lewis, Olympic gold medal track star, turns 53 1967 Pamela Anderson, Actress (Baywatch), turns 47 1971 Missy Elliott, Hip-hop artist, turns 43
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