Upcoming Dates and Topics:
July 4, 1817 - Clue: A new, faster way west.
Answer: Construction begins on the Erie Canal.
July 5, 1937 - Clue: A canned lunch meat is introduced.
Answer: The Hormel Corporation introduces SPAM.
July 6, 1785 - Clue: Congress approves a new currency.
Answer: The Congress of the Confederation names the new country's currency the "dollar."
July 7, 1865 - Clue: The US executes a woman for the first time.
Answer: Mary Surratt is the first woman executed in the United States for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln.
July 8, 1853 - Clue: Commodore Perry opens the East.
Answer: Commodore Perry sails into Tokyo Bay, Japan and becomes the first westerner to visit in 200 years.
July 9, 1941 - Clue: The British crack the code.
Answer: British cryptologists break the Enigma code.
July 10, 1962 - Clue: Global communication takes a great step forward.
Answer: The US launches Telstar I, the first commercial communications satellite.
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