July 1st "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 182 of the year! Known as International Chicken Wing Day, International Reggae Day and Canada Day. If you were born today you were likely conceived the week of October 8th 2022.

1916 – The Battle of Somme began. The British Empire and France went to war against the German Empire during World War I. The battle lasted until November 18, 1916 and up to 1.3 million people died.
Famous birthdays
1952 – Dan Ackroyd (71), Canadian-American comedian, writer and actor (Ghostbusters), and harmonica player (The Blues Brothers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1961 – Diana Spencer, English Princess of Wales, born in Sandringham, England (d. 1997)
1967 – Pamela Anderson (56), Canadian-American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (Feb 1990), born in Ladysmith, British Columbia.
1971 – Missy Elliot (52), American rapper (“Work It”; “Lose Control”), born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
1977 – Liv Tyler (46), American actress and daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler (Heavy; Armageddon; Lord of the Rings), born in NYC, New York.
The day today
1963 – The British Government admitted that the former diplomat Kim Philby, a high-ranking member of British intelligence had worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union.

1967 – Colour television came to Europe with a seven hour transmission on BBC 2 from the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.

1969 – Prince Charles was invested Prince of Wales by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Caernarfon Castle in north Wales.
2006 – The death of Freddie Trueman OBE, Yorkshire and English cricketer, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. Yorkshire born Prime Minister Harold Wilson once described Trueman as the ‘greatest living Yorkshireman’.
2007 – A smoking ban came into force in England, making it illegal for anyone to smoke in an enclosed public place and within the workplace.
Today in music
1967 – The Beatles started a 15 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the group’s 10th US No.1 album. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning in December 1966, the album widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, includes songs such as ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ and ‘A Day in the Life’.
1979 – Sony introduced the Walkman, the first portable audio cassette player. Over the next 30 years they sold over 385 million Walkmans in cassette, CD, mini-disc and digital file versions, and were the market leaders until the arrival of Apple’s iPod and other new digital devices.
2001 – Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood was commissioned to paint a group portrait of diners who are regulars at the West End London restaurant The Ivy. Elton John and Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant were two pop stars to be included in the portrait.
2009 – Sir Cliff Richard was ordered to demolish a £30,000 conservatory at his home in Surrey after the local council ruled that the conservatory should never have been built. The planning committee said the building contravened policy on green belt areas because it added more than 30% extra floor space.
2017 – Ed Sheeran returned to No.1 for the forth time with his third studio album ÷ (pronounced ‘divide’). The album also topped the charts in 14 other countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
Historical events
1543 – The Treaty of Greenwich (also known as the Treaties of Greenwich) contained two agreements both signed in Greenwich between representatives of England and Scotland.
1690 – The Battle of the Boyne was fought on the east coast of Ireland, between the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William. The battle, won by William, ultimately helped ensure the continuation of Protestant supremacy in Ireland.
1879 – Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
1908 – “SOS” (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal becomes the worldwide standard for help.
1916 – The Battle of Somme began. The British Empire and France went to war against the German Empire during World War I. The battle lasted until November 18, 1916 and up to 1.3 million people died.
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