1687 ~ Isaac Newton published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica on the 5th July 1687.

1811 ~ Venezuela declared independence from Spain on the 5th July 1811.

1884 ~ Cameroon was taken possession by Germany on the 5th July 1884.

1937 ~ Spam luncheon meat was introduced on the 5th July 1937, by the Hormel Foods Corporation.

1946 ~ The BiKiNi was unveiled by French automobile engineer Louis Réard when he introduced the daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor on the 5th July in 1946, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Prior to this, Louis Réard could not find a model to wear his design, so he ended up hiring Micheline Bernardini, a nude dancer from the Casino de Paris, to display the string bikini with a g-string back. Louis Reard dubbed the new swimsuit “bikini,” inspired by a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place earlier that week off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

1950 – Huey Lewis the American singer-songwriter and actor was born on the 5th July 1950. Huey Lewis is best known for his band, Huey Lewis and the News. YouTube video: Huey Lewis and the News performing live in 1985 with the Tower of Power Horns..

1954 ~ The BBC broadcasted its 1st television news bulletin on the 5th July 1954.

1962 ~ Algeria became independent from France on the 5th July 1962.

1975 ~ Arthur Ashe became the 1st black man to win the Wimbledon singles title on the 5th July 1975.

1979 ~ Shane Filan the Irish singer-songwriter from Westlife was born on the 5th July 1979.

1980 ~ Jason Wade the American singer-songwriter and guitarist  from Lifehouse was born on the 5th July 1980.

1983 ~ Zheng Jie the Chinese tennis player was born on the 5th July 1983.

1983 ~ Edwina Bartholomew (aka Eddie or Eddy Bartholomew) the Australian journalist, weather girl on Sunrise, and co-host of Dancing with the Stars in 2013, was born in the South Australian mining town of Whyalla, on the 5th July 1983. Follow Eddie online: Edwina Bartholomew verified official Twitter account. See Eddy on the Yahoo7 TV Sunrise Weather Videos & YouTube Video (below): Paris bans Channel 7 over ‘fame’ question when Eddy Bartholomew gets on Paris Hilton’s bad side after a seemingly innocent question rubs the heiress the wrong way…

1985 ~ Stephanie McIntosh the Australian singer and actress was born on the 5th July 1985.

1989 ~ Seinfeld the American television sitcom was first broadcast on the 5th July 1989, to the 14th May 1998.

1996 ~ Dolly the sheep became the 1st mammal cloned from an adult cell on the 5th July 1996.

1999 ~ Bill Clinton the U.S. President imposed trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan on the 5th July 1999.

2009 ~  The Largest Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Gold ever discovered (over 1,500 items) was found on the 5th July 2009, near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England.

2012 ~ The Shard in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe on the 5th July 2012, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).

This Day in History for July 5th ~ video presented by www.History.com 

1608 – Québec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain on the 3rd July 1608.

1767 – Adresseavisen, Norway’s oldest newspaper which is still in print, was founded and published on the 3rd July 1767.

1844 – The last pair of Great Auks was killed on the 3rd July 1844.

1884 – Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average on the 3rd July 1884.

1886 – Karl Benz officially unveilled the Benz Patent Motorwagen, for the first purpose-built automobile on the 3rd July 1886.

1886 – The New York Tribune became the 1st newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand on the 3rd July 1886.

1938 – The Mallard locomotive set a World speed record for a steam railway locomotive in England, by reaching a speed of 126 miles per hour (203 km/h) on the 3rd July 1938.

1956 ~ Montel Williams the American television personality, radio talk show host and actor was born in Baltimore, Maryland on the 3rd July 1956. Montel Williams is best known as host of the The Montel Williams Show. Montel Williams founded the Montel Williams MS Foundation after he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1999. Montel Williams online: Montel Williams TVshow | Facebook.com/MontelBWilliams | LivingWellWithMontel | Facebook.com/LivingWellWithMontel | MontelMS.org | Facebook.com/MontelMS | MyHealthMaster.com | YouTube Channel| YouTube video: Montel Williams MS Foundation PSA #1…

1963 ~ Tracey Emin the British artist was born on the 3rd July 1963. 

1971 ~ JULiAN ASSANGE the Australian activist best known as the editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks was born on 3rd July 1971. Julian Assange was a hacker-activist in his teen years, before becoming a computer programmer, and then internationally renowned for his controversial work with www.WikiLeaks.org, which gained International attention in 2010 when, with partners in the news media, began to publish U.S. military and diplomatic documents. Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have been formally designated as “enemies of the United States” by the U.S. Defense Department. and has been subject to a European Arrest Warrant since December 2010, in response to a Swedish police request for questioning in relation to a rape and sexual assault investigation. Since the 19th June 2012, Julian Assange has been residing in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he was granted diplomatic asylum, but the British government intend to extradite him to Sweden, under that arrest warrant if he leaves the embassy. Julian fears leaving the embassy, as it may result in his subsequent extradition to the United States of America to face charges.

1988 – United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf on the 3rd July 1988, killing all 290 people aboard.

2005 – Same-sex marriage in Spain became legal on the 3rd July 2005.

2013 ~ Mohamed Morsi the Egyptian 5th President of Egypt was overthrown by Egypt’s military on the 3rd July 2013, following massive protests calling for his resignation.

The latest video of Julian Assange on the WikiLeaks Channel on YouTube…

2005 – Same-sex marriage in Spain became legal on the 3rd July 2005.

Today in History for July 3rd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…