The History Lesson is a weekly feature here on Out the Other, offering one historical tidbit for every day of the upcoming week, paired with a song that usually has nothing to do with history. Check out last week here, and all previous weeks here.
July 2, 1937 - Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanish over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
Peter Adams - "The Disappeared"
(from The Spiral Eyes)
July 3, 1971 - Jim Morrison is found dead of a heart attack, likely caused by a drug overdose, at the age of 27.
July 4, 1776 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king.
Elliott Smith - "Independence Day"
(from XO)
July 5, 1946 - French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit, dubbed the "bikini," which is named after a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean earlier that week.
The Cramps - "Bikini Girls With Machine Guns"
(from Stay Sick)
July 6, 1785 - The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.
The Mendoza Line - "Dollars to Donuts"
(from If They Knew This Was the End)
July 7, 1983 - Samantha Smith, a U.S. schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Premier Yuri Andropov, after the young girl writes him a letter questioning the Cold War relationship between the two countries.
Cold War Kids - "We Used to Vacation"
(from Up In Rags EP)
July 8, 1947 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico.
Say Hi To Your Mom - "Let's Talk About Spaceships"
(from Numbers & Mumbles)
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