The five- and ten-cent stamps of 1847 were the first adhesive postage stamps
authorized for issue by the U.S. Post Office Department, in response to a law
passed on March 3, 1847. The law took effect on July 1, 1847 and made illegal
the use of postage stamps not authorized by the Postmaster General. Although
the first stamps were supposed to be made available to the public by July 1, only
the New York City Post Office received any stamps by that day, followed a day
later by Boston on July 2nd. 

High Rollers was a TV game show based on the dice game Shut the Box.The show
aired on NBC from July 1,1974 to June 11,1976 and again from April 24,1978 to
June 20, 1980.Two different syndicated versions were also produced, a weekly
series in the 1975–1976 season which ran concurrently with the daytime version,
and a daily series in 1987–1988. The first three versions were hosted by Alex
Trebek (above) and announced by Kenny Williams, while Wink Martindale hosted
and Dean Goss announced the 1987 to 1988 version of the show. During the first
Trebek version, actress Ruta Lee served as the model and dice roller on the shows daytime edition while Elaine Stewart filled that role on the nighttime edition.

Actress Ruta Lee

Host Alex Trebek and two contestants are ready to play the game

Wink Martindale

A 1963 U.S. Post Office sign with Mr. Zip encouraging the use of ZIP codes

The United States Post Office Department implemented postal zones for large cities
in 1943. By the early 1960s a more general system was needed, and on July 1, 1963,
non -mandatory ZIP codes were announced for the whole country.Simultaneously with
the introduction of the ZIP code (Zone Improvement Plan). Also introduced was the
two-letter state abbreviations. 

"Use Zip code" labels were also used to promote the use of a ZIP code.

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the 
American Civil War, with the two armies suffering between 46,000 and 51,000
casualties.It is often described as the war’s turning point. Union Maj. Gen.George
Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen.
Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, endings Lee’s invasion of the North.

Major General George Gordon Mead

General Robert E. Lee

                      

The first Walkman model, TPS L2

The original Walkman was a personal tape player built in 1978 by the Sony
corporation in Japan as an alternative to the home stereo system. It allowed
the listener to carry music with them and listen to it through small lightweight headphones.The Walkman was first introduced and marketed on July 1,1979.