July 1 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 1
In the headlines today:

2000	Actor Walter Matthau dies in Santa Monica, California, at age 79.
1998		The motion picture Armageddon, starring Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, and Ben Affleck, debuts in theaters. (photo credit: Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
1997	After 156 years as a British crown colony, Hong Kong reverts to China.
1991	Actor Michael Landon dies of cancer in Malibu, California, at age 54.
1973	The Broadway musical Jesus Christ Superstar closes after 720 performances.
1968	The US, Great Britain, and the USSR sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, along with 58 other nations.
1963	The US Post Office introduces Mr. Zip and the 5-digit ZIP code.
1946	The US tests a 20-kiloton atomic bomb in the Pacific, near Bikini Atoll.
1941	New York City's WNBT broadcasts the first TV commercial: a spot for the Bulova watch company.
1916		Future US president Dwight D. Eisenhower marries Mamie Doud. (photo credit: Times Books)
1874	The first zoo in the US opens, in Philadelphia.
1867	Canada becomes a self-governing dominion of Great Britain.
1863	Union troops defeat the invading Confederates at the Battle of Gettysburg.
1862	The US Congress establishes the Internal Revenue Service.