By Diva Cally
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July means school is out in North America
and we are in the full throes of summer and holidays of Patrionism. If
you are in the U.S., it is Independence Day. If you are in
Canada, it is
Canada Day and in France, it is Bastille Day. Whatever the holiday you
celebrate, at least part of it at one time or another is spent
in the car and the kids will have asked at least once,
"Are we there yet?" Memories of hot car trips invade my mind along with
thoughts of warm sand, hot sun, and dripping ice-cream. That is my
true feeling of what Summer is all about. Whether you go to a regular
vacation spot in the summer, somewhere brand new, or stay in your
own
backyard, enjoy yourself and have fun. Take loads of pictures for your
scrapbooks. Perhaps now is the time to develop a liking for a new hobby
or to teach the kids a new one. Or since nostalgia is really in,
go and buy something from your childhood such as a toy, craft, or game
and teach your kids how to do it.
Happy Independence Day to my American
Diva friends and Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian Diva friends.
July
Feature Holiday - Jan Hus Day in The Czech Republic
John Huss (Jan Hus) was born in Bohemia
(now part of the Czech
Republic) in about 1371. He received a master's degree from Charles
University in Prague in 1396, became a professor of theology in 1398,
was ordained to the priesthood in 1400, was made rector of the
University in 1402, and in 1404 received a bachelor's degree in
theology (presumably a more advanced degree than the term suggests
today).
In his day, there was a crisis of
authority in the Western Church. In
1305, under pressure from the King of France, the seat of the Popes was
moved from Rome to Avignon in France, where it remained for 70 years.
(This period is called the Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy,
suggesting the 70 years that Jerusalem lay desolate after the Jews
were deported to Babylon.) In 1376, the then pope returned to Rome.
When he died soon after, the cardinals, mostly French, were disposed to
elect a French Pope, but the people of Rome objected, fearing that a
French Pope would move the Papacy back to France. The cardinals
therefore elected an Italian Pope and then fled elsewhere, where they
elected a French Pope and said that the first election had been under
duress and was void. Thus there were two (later three) claimants for
the Papal Office. The Council of Constance was called to settle the
matter. One claimant recognized the Council and then abdicated. The
Council responded by proclaiming that he had been the true Pope. It
then deposed the other two and elected a new Pope, thus healing the
schism.
Meanwhile,
Huss had begun to denounce various church abuses in his
sermons. His disputes with authority did not concern basic theological
issues but rather, matters of church discipline and practice. The
custom had arisen at celebrations of the Lord's Supper, of
distributing the consecrated bread to all Christians in good standing
who desired to receive it, but restricting the chalice to the celebrant
alone. Huss denounced this restriction as contrary to Holy Scripture
and to the ancient tradition of the Church. He also held that Church
officials ought to exercise spiritual powers only and not be earthly
governors. In 1412 his archbishop excommunicated him, not for heresy,
but for insubordination. (The real problem was that Huss supported one
papal claimant and the archbishop another. Huss's candidate was
ultimately declared to be the true pope.) Matters came to a head when
one claimant (later declared unfit) proclaimed a sale of indulgences to
raise money for a war against his rivals. Huss was horrified at the
idea of selling spiritual benefits to finance a war between two
claimants to the title "Servant of the Servants of God" and said so.
In 1414 he was summoned to the Council of
Constance, with the Emperor
guaranteeing his personal safety even if found guilty. He was tried
and ordered to recant certain heretical doctrines. He replied that he
had never held or taught the doctrines in question and was willing to
declare the doctrines false, but not willing to declare on oath that he
had once taught them. The one point on which Huss could be said to have
a doctrinal difference with the Council was that he taught that the
office of the pope did noy exist by Divine command, but was established
by the Church that things might be done in an orderly fashion (a view
that he shared with Thomas More). The Council, having just narrowly
succeeded in uniting Western Christendom under a single pope after
years of chaos, was not about to have its work undone. It accordingly
found him guilty of heresy and he was burned at the stake on 6 July
1415.
After
his death, his followers continued to insist on the importance of
administering the Holy Communion and defeated several armies sent
against them. In 1436 a pact was signed by which the Church in Bohemia
was authorized to administer Communion to all communicants. The
followers of John Huss and his fellow martyr Jerome of Prague became
known as the Czech Brethren and later as the Moravians. The Moravian
Church survives to this day, and has had a considerable influence on
the Lutheran movement. When Luther suddenly became famous after the
publication of his 95 page thesis, cartoons and graffiti began to
appear implying that Luther was the spiritual heir of John Huss. When
Luther encountered the Pope's representative Johannes Eck in a crucial
debate, Eck sidestepped the questions of indulgences and of
justification by faith and instead asked Luther whether the Church had
been right to condemn Huss. When Luther, after thinking it over, said
that Huss had been unjustly condemned, the whole question of the
authority of Popes and Councils was raised.
July
Is:
Anti-Boredom Month
Baked Beans Month (National)
Blueberry Month (National)
Fireworks Safety Month (June thru July 4th)
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
Hitchhiking Month
Hot Dog Month (National)
Ice Cream Month (National)
Lead Poison Control Month
Peach Month
President Reagan declares July as National Peach Month in 1982 -
Read An Almanac Month
Tennis Month (National)
Therapeutic Recreation Week (National)
Famous
Historical moments in July:
1 U.S. postage stamps went on sale for the first time. (1847)
1 Taxes begin to be withheld from paychecks. (1943)
1 ZIP codes go into use. (1963)
2. President Garfield is shot. His struggle to survive lasted 80 days
until his death on September 19th. (1881)
2 The Lawrence Welk show premieres on television. (1955)
3 The first cultivated strawberry is displayed by Michael Kent. (1806)
4 After being displayed or over a century, the torch on the Statue of
Liberty is removed so it can be replaced. (1984)
5 Baseball great Joe DiMAggio hits his first grand slam. (1937)
5 The bikini makes it's debut at a Paris fashion show. (1946)
6 In the very first All Star Baseball game, the American League wins
5-2. (1933)
7 The United States annexes Hawaii. (1898)
8 The U.S. State Department issues the first passport. (1796)
9 Dick Clark hosts American Bandstand for the very first time. (1956)
10 After an unsuccessful attempt to change it's formula, Coca-Cola
brings back the ever popular original formula as "Classic Coke". (1985)
11 Former Vice President Aaron Burr kills Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton in a duel. (1804)
11 Skylab space station re-enters the earth's atmosphere. Pieces land
in the Indian Ocean and in Australia. (1979)
12 Etch-a-Sketch goes on sale. (1960)
13 The radio is patented by Guglielmo Marconi. (1898)
14 Alfred Nobel demonstrates dynamite. (1867)
14 Liquid rocket fuel is patented. (1914)
15 Vulcanized rubber is patented by Goodyear. (1844)
15 Margarine is patented. (1869)
16 John F. Kennedy Jr. dies in a plane crash off Martha's Vineyard.
(1999)
17 The Harvard School of Dentistry becomes the first dental school in
the U.S. (1867)
17 The air conditioner was invented. (1902)
17 Walt Disney's Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Ca. (1955)
18 Adolph Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. (1925)
19 Winston Churchill uses the two finger "V" for victory sign. (1940)
20 In "one small step for man, one giant step for mankind", Astronaut
Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.
(1969)
21 Jesse James and his gang rob their first train. (1873)
22 An act of Congress restores Civil War Confederate General Robert E.
Lee's citizenship. (1975)
23 Air Force Colonel Eileen M. Collins becomes the first woman to
command a space shuttle. (1999)
24 President Herbert Hoover announces the Kellogg-Briand Pact which
renounces war. (1929)
25 American forces defeat the British at the Battle of Niagara Falls.
(Lundy's Lane) (1814)
26 Benjamin Franklin became the first Postmaster General. (1775)
26 Mickey Mantle hits his first "Grand Slam". (1952)
27 Bugs Bunny debuts in Warner Brothers animated cartoon "A Wild Hare".
(1940)
28 World War I began. (1914)
29 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" premieres. (1928)
30 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Medicare bill. (1965)
31 Mariner 6 flies past Mars. (1969)
Holidays Divas are celebrating in July all over the World
1 Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist
Party in China
1 Canada Day in Canada
1 Carribbean Day in Guyana
1 Freedom Day in Suriname
1 Independence Day in Burundi
1 Independence Day in Rwanda
1 Mid Year Day in Thailand
1 National Day in Rwanda
1 Republic Day in Ghana
1 SAR Establishment Day in China
1 Territory Day in British Virgin Islands
2 Flag Day in Netherlands Antilles
3 Emancipation Day in Virgin Islands
3 Independence Week celebrations in Bahamas
4 Birthday and Coronation of HM King of Tonga
4 Commemoration of Jewish Genocide in Latvia
4 Family Day in Lesotho
4 Fisherman's Day in Marshall Islands
4 Independence Day in Tonga
4 Independence Day in United States
4 Philippine-American Friendship Day in Philippines
5 Caricom Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines
5 Constitution Day in Armenia
5 Constitution Day in Cayman Islands
5 Day of Peace and Unity in Rwanda
5 Declaration of Independence in Venezuela
5 Heroes' Day in Zambia
5 Independence Day in Algeria
5 Independence Day in Cape Verde
5 Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius in Slovakia
5 St. Cyril & St. Methodius in Czech Republic
6 Carnival Tuesday in St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
6 Day of Statehood in Lithuania
6 Jan Hus Day in Czech Republic
6 National Day in Malawi
6 Republic Day in Malawi
6 Unity Day in Zambia
7 Caricom Day in Antigua and Barbuda
7 Independence Day in Solomon Islands
7 Saba Saba Day/Peasants' Day in Tanzania
9 Independence Day in Argentina
9 King Hassan's Birthday in Morocco
10 Armed Forces Day in Mauritania
10 Independence Day in Bahamas
11 Dutch Community Holiday in Belgium
11 Independence Day in Mongolia
12 Battle of Boyne in Northern Ireland
12 Independence Day in Kiribati
12 Independence Day in Sao Tome & Principe
12 National Day in Kiribati
14 Bastille Day in French Polynesia
14 Bastille Day in Netherlands Antilles
14 Bastille Day/Independence Day in France
14 National Day in Iraq
15 HM the Sultan's Birthday in Brunei
15 Luis Munoz Rivera's Birthday in Puerto Rico
15 President's Day in Botswanna
17 Canillo in Andorra
17 Constitution Day in Korea, South
18 Constitution Day in Uruguay
19 Asarnha Bucha Day in Thailand
19 Liberation Day in Nicaragua
20 Buddhist Lent/Khao Phansa Day in Thailand
20 Independence Day in Colombia
20 Marine Day in Japan
21 Liberation Day in Guam
21 National Holiday in Belgium
21 Schoelcher Day in Netherlands Antilles
22 Birthday of HM the King in Swaziland
22 National Holiday in Poland
23 Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea
23 Revolution Day in Libya
23 Revolution Day/National Day in Egypt
24 Birth of Libertador in Venezuela
24 Children's Day in Vanuatu
24 Pioneer Day in United States
24 Simon Bolivar's Day in Ecuador
24 Simon Bolivar's Day in Venezuela
25 Anniversary of Annexing of Guanacaste Province in
Costa Rica
25 Constitution Day in Puerto Rico
25 Hurricane Supplication Day in Virgin Islands
25 Republic Day in Tunisia
25 St. James' Day in Nicaragua
25 St. James, Patron Saint in Spain
26 Anniversary of the Moncada Barracks Attack Day in
Cuba
26 Independence Day in Liberia
26 Independence Day in Maldives
26 National Day in Maldives
27 Barbosa's Birthday in Puerto Rico
27 Birthday of Quaid-i-Azam in Pakistan
27 Independence Day in Belarus
28 Fall of the Fascist Government in San Marino
29 Olsok Eve in Norway
29 Rain Day in United States
30 Independence Day in Vanuatu
31 Sant Julia De Loria in Andorra
Is
Your Birthday in July?
One of these famous or infamous people may share your day. Also here
are your astrological signs, birthstone and flower.
Astrological
Signs For July
Cancer: June 21 - July 22
Leo: July 23 - August 22
July's Birthstone
Ruby
July's
Flower
Larkspur, Water Lily
Famous
July Birthdays
1 Dan Aykroyd, 1952
Pamela Lee Anderson, 1967
Karen Black
Olivia DeHavilland
Princess Diana, 1961
Tommy Dorsey
Jamie Farr, 1934
Deborah Harry
Estee Lauder
Carl Lewis
Pat McCormick
Liv Tyler, 1977
Mike Tyson, 1966
2 Jerry Hall
Luci Baines Johnson
Cheryl Ladd, 1951
Imelda Marcos
Thurgood Marshall, 1908 (First black US. Supreme
Court Judge)
Richard Petty
Dan Rowan
3 Laura Branigan, 1957
George M. Cohan, 1878 (Composer)
John S. Copley, 1738 (American painter)
Tom Cruise, 1962
Montel Williams, 1956
4 Louis Armstrong
Calvin Coolidge, 1872
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804
Stephen Foster, 1826
Ann Landers, 1918
Abigail VanBuren, 1918
Gina Lollobrigida, 1927
Mitch Miller
Geraldo Rivera
Eva Marie Saint
Pam Shriver
Neil Simon, 1927
George Steinbrenner, 1930
5 P. T. Barnum, 1810 (American circus owner)
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Huey Lewis, 1950
Warren Oates, 1928
6 Ned Beatty, 1937
George W. Bush
Sebastian Cabot, 1918
Gene Chandler
Merv Griffin, 1925
Shelly Hack
Bill Haley
John Paul Jones, 1747 (American naval hero)
Janet Leigh, 1927
Pat Paulsen
Nancy Reagan, 1921
Della Reese, 1931
Sylvester Stallone, 1946
Ned Beatty
7 Pierre Cardin
Shelly Duvall, 1949
Satchell Paige
Doc Severinsen, 1927
Ringo Starr, 1940
8 Kevin Bacon, 1958
Marty Feldman
Anjelica Huston, 1951
Steve Lawrence, 1935
John D. Rockefeller, 1839
Nelson Rockefeller, 1908
9 Brian Dennehy, 1940
Elias Howe, 1819 (American inventor)
Courtney Love, 1965
Kelly McGillis, 1957
Tom Hanks, 1956
Fred Savage, 1976
O. J. Simpson
Jimmy Smits, 1955
John Tesh
10 Arthur Ashe
David Brinkley, 1920
Ron Glass, 1945
Fred Gwynne, 1926
Arlo Guthrie, 1947
Jean Kerr, 1923 (Writer)
Whistler, 1834 (American painter)
11 John Quincy Adams, 1767
Yul Brynner, 1915
Leon Spinks, 1953 (Boxer)
12 Milton Berle, 1908
George Washington Carver
Bill Cosby, 1937
George Eastman, 1854 (Inventor)
Oscar Hammerstein
Richard Simmons, 1948
Henry David Thoreau, 1817
Andrew Wyeth, 1917 (American painter)
13 Bob Crane, 1928
Harrison Ford, 1942
Cheech Marin, 1946
Patrick Stewart, 1940
14 Ingmar Bergman, 1918
John Chancellor, 1927
Gerald R. Ford, 1913
Woodie Guthrie
William Hanna, 1911
15 Rembrandt
Linda Ronstadt, 1946
16 Orville Redenbacher, 1907
Ginger Rogers, 1911
Barbara Stanwyk, 1907
17 Lucy Arnez
James Cagney, 1899
Diahann Carroll, 1935
Phyllis Diller, 1917
David Hasselhoff, 1952
Art Linkletter, 1912
Donald Sutherland, 1934
18 James Brolin, 1940
Van Diesel, 1967
John Glenn, 1921
Nelson Mandela, 1918
Elizabeth McGovern, 1961
Hariette Nelson, 1912
Martha Reeves, 1941
Red Skelton, 1910
19 Vikki Carr
Samuel Colt, 1814 (Firearms inventor)
Anthony Edwards, 1962
George McGovern
20 Sir Edmund Hillary
Diana Rigg
Carlos Santana, 1947
Natalie Wood, 1938
21 Ernest Hemingway, 1899
Don Knotts, 1924
Jon Lovitz, 1957
Rob Morrow, 1962
Janet Reno, 1938
Cat Stevens, 1947
Robin Williams, 1952
22 Orson Bean
William Dafoe
Oscar DeLaRenta
Bob Dole, 1923
Don Henley, 1947
Danny Glover, 1947
Rose Kennedy
Bobby Sherman
David Spade, 1965
Alex Trebek, 1940
23 Burt Convey, 1933
Woody Harrelson, 1961
24 Barry Bonds
Ruth Buzzi, 1936
Lynda Carter, 1951
Amelia Earhart, 1898
Jennifer Lopez, 1970
25 Walter Brennan, 1894
Estelle Getty, 1923
Matt LeBlanc, 1967
26 Gracie Allen, 1902
Sandra Bullock, 1964
Blake Edwards, 1922
Mick Jagger, 1943
Stanley Kubrick
Jason Robards
George Bernard Shaw, 1856
Kevin Spacey, 1959
Vivian Vance
27 Bobbie Gentry
Peggy Flemming, 1948
Norman Lear, 1922
Maureen McGovern
George Bernard Shaw, 1856
Betty Thomas, 1948
Jerry VanDyke, 1931
Keenan Wynn
28 Jackie Kennedy Onassis, 1929
Sally Struthers, 1948
Rudy Vallee
29 Ken Burns
Henry Ford, 1863
Peter Jennings, 1938
Booth Tarkington, 1869 (American novelist)
30 Paul Anka, 1941
Peter Bogdanovich
Delta Burke, 1956
Henry Ford, 1863
Anita Hill
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1947
31 Henry Ford
Gary Lewis
Harry Potter
Wesley Snipes, 1962
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