A Few Fun Facts About July

According to the Gregorian calendar, July is the seventh month.  Julius Ceasar gave the month 31 days in 46 B.C. The Roman Senate named it 'Julius', in honor of Caesar.


July is usually the hotest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and is one of the winter months in the Southern Hemisphere. During July, when there isn't much rain, the grass often loses it's greenness. Some flowers are abundant in July, because they strive on the heat. Also, insects are abundant as well .
                                                    Life is striving in July!

The Ruby is the gem for July.


The water lily is the flower for the month of July.


Did You Know ...

District of Columbia established, July 16, 1790.

Kentucky became the 15th state, June 1, 1792.

Idaho became the 43rd state, July 3, 1890



John Q. Adams, sixth President of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., July 11, 1767.

Henry Ford, American automobile manufacturer, born July 30, 1863.

Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States, born in Plymouth Notch, Vt., July 4, 1872

President James Garfield shot, July 2, 1881.
 
Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States, born in Omaha, Nebr., July 14, 1913



First patent in United States registered, July 31, 1790
Amelia Earhart, American aviator and first woman to fly the Atlantic, born July 24, 1897

U.S. astronaut Neil A. Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.
 
 
And soooo much more!!!!  
 

  
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