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Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Aitchison, Kansas. She is the 16th woman to receive a pilot's license from the FAI and is best known as the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 she undertook the monumental challenge of attempting to be the first woman to fly around the world. On July 2, 1937, around 8:45, she sent her last message, then her plane disappeared. Neither the plane nor her body was recovered. Amelia Earhart day occurs each year on her birthday as a celebration of her life and accomplishments.

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American Grown Flower Month: July

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Flowers grown in the United States support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and the economy. In honor of the people and employment growers create, the US Senate designates July as "American Grown Flower Month." Consumers spend almost $27 billion yearly on floral products, including cut flowers, garden plants, bedding, and indoor plants. Thirty percent of households in the United States purchase fresh-cut flowers and greens from more than 16,000 florists and floral establishments each year. The five most popular grown flower varieties in the United States are tulips, Gerbera daisies, lilies, gladiolas, and irises.

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Americans with Disabilities Act, (1990): July 26

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Today is the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ratification on July 26, 1990. The ADA protects against discrimination based on disability. It expanded the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and national origin illegal. Thanks to the ADA, employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and accessibility to public areas for those with disabilities.

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Anisette Day, Ntl.: July 2

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National Anisette Day celebrates anisette, an anise-based liquor. Though it is not advisable to drink anisette on its own, this liqueur provides a sweet tinge when mixed with other spirits. Anisette is popular in the Mediterranean countries and France. Anise, the herb, is believed to have medicinal properties. The Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks used it to aid digestion, bad breath, and flatulence. Anise appears in the Bible as proof that one should not be stingy in offerings to the Lord, and anisette was currency during Roman times. It is the flavor found in black licorice.

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Anti-boredom Month, Ntl.: July

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National Anti-Boredom Month is an unofficial observance in the United States designed to help parents keep children busy and engaged during their summer vacation. Most cities have a list of activities in which children and families can participate. The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the YMCA, churches, synagogues, and temple and mosque groups offer wholesome activities for children to keep them engaged throughout the summer. Check with your local community centers for activities in your area. There is no sponsor for this month, and it is unknown how it came into existence.

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Apartheid Wall, Month Against the (2004): July

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On July 9, 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion entitled Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Commonly referred to as the Apartheid Wall, it is illegal under international law. The Court was clear, demanding the wall be removed, Palestinian rights re-established, and it called upon the international community to enforce Israeli compliance. Nearly 20 years later, the wall continues to grow.
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Apartheid is a word associated with South Africa before 1992. However, the definition fits the parameters of Israeli law and conduct. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B'Tselem, and dozens of global humanitarian organizations have concluded Israel is an apartheid state.

DEFINITION OF APARTHEID:

1. An official policy of racial segregation involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against one group of people by another due to their race, origin, faith, or other determining factors.

2. A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups.

3. The condition of being separated from others; segregation.
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The wall was first proposed in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War by Ariel Sharon (who ironically pretended to be against it in 2002). Its purpose is to create specific "facts on the ground" that would complement the annexation of land via the settlement projects instituted after the 6-Day War of 1967. The actual planning of the wall began in 1978, nine years before the first Intifada (uprising) and fifteen years before the first suicide bomb.

Security was never the objective. Annexation and disenfranchisement of the indigenous people was the goal. The wall and settlements made it impossible for a contiguous state for non-Jewish people in the Holy Land. The first mention in public of the planned wall was in 1992 by then Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

The wall consists of areas of fence and concrete. The Apartheid Wall is four times longer than the Berlin Wall and up to 25 feet in height, with a large portion built on land not part of Israel. Construction on the wall began in 1994 following the Oslo Accords of September 1993, with 112 miles completed by late 2003.

In contrast, the Berlin Wall was 12 ft high and 103 miles long.

In 2004, Israel's Wall was deemed illegal under international law. However, the state continues to build, expand, and confiscate land, destroying thousands of Palestinian homes, businesses, and agricultural properties. In addition to the wall, Israeli apartheid accelerates through a network of Jewish-only roads, Jewish-only colonies, unequal distribution of resources like water, checkpoints, permits, and a two-tiered legal system throughout the Occupied Territory.

Despite the court ruling, Israel has continued its pattern of injustice with impunity. The wall and its associated regime of colonial settlements continue to grow in Palestine, embodying a massive instrument of land annexation, the pillage of natural resources, and displacement.

In 2014, thirty organizations and coalitions came together to declare July the Month Against the Apartheid Wall.

In 2018, the Israeli Knesset made apartheid official state policy by passing the Jewish Nation-state bill. This bill states Israel is home to its Jewish population exclusively.

In June 2022, Israel dissolved its government, forcing the fifth election in four years to avoid ending its apartheid policies due to sunset at the end of the month. By dissolving the government, the apartheid laws can stay intact.

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Aphelion Day: July 6

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Aphelion Day occurs when the sun reaches its furthest point from the earth.

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Apple Turnover Day, Ntl.: July 5

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National Apple Turnover Day celebrates the flaky pastry dough filled with apples, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, coated in caramel, or smothered in chocolate. On this day, people indulge in this wonderful pastry. National Apple Turnover Day is an unofficial holiday with no sponsor.

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Arctic Sea Ice Day: July 15

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Arctic Sea Ice Day calls attention to the diminishing ice caps in the Arctic Sea, which threatens the lives of animals, ocean currents, and global weather patterns. You can help: 1. Learn more about local and regional renewable energy options and programs, including solar or wind. 2. Supporting a state/province/country-wide renewable energy program. 3, Support elected officials who commit to investing in programs that make renewable energy affordable and accessible. 4) Share what you’ve learned.

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Ashura (M): (680 AD) July 27/28

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Ashura marks the Shi'a Islamic new year. "Ashura" is the Arabic word for tenth, thus named as it occurs on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Ashura is significant to the Shi'a Muslims. It marks the death of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala on October 12, 680 AD. The Islamic calendar follows the moon; therefore, the actual day of the Ashura occurs approximately 11 days earlier each year. Ashura is a national holiday in Shi'a majority countries, including Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran. Image: © Yunlutas | Dreamstime.com Shia Muslim Women Mourn During Ashura

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Aunt & Uncle Day: July 26

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We have Mother's Day, Father's Day, Sisters Day, Brothers Day, and just so you won't feel left out, Aunt and Uncle Day falls today. This unofficial holiday grew from custom (someone said let's have one years ago, and now there is) to honor one's aunts and uncles. How to celebrate? Call them. Take them out for lunch or dinner, even host a party. Offer to help with daily chores, and do anything you can to show appreciation for this very influential element of your extended family. This is different than Aunties Day, which is a sponsored event and occurs on July 24 each year.

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Aunties & Godmother's Day, Ntl.: July 30

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Auntie’s Day is a time to thank, honor aunties by relation (ABR), aunties by choice (ABC), and godmothers. While all aunts receive celebration, this event is especially poignant to one in five American women who identify as PANKs®, or Professional Aunts, No Kids. PANKs self-identify as childless or childfree and bond with at least one child by relation or friendship.The Power of the PANK, a study released in November 2012 revealed that childless aunts are a sizeable segment of younger women with disposable income. These women are a dynamic influence, and a digitally-connected lifestyle who are extraordinarily generous with the children in their lives. Twenty-three million American women are PANKs. They spend $9 billion per year on gifts for children not their own.

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Av (J): July 18 - August 17

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The month of Av (Hebrew for father) or Menachem Av is the 11th month of the Hebrew calendar. It is the month of contradictions, love and dispair. Love due to the 15th of Av occurs, an event often referred to as the 'Jewish Valentine's Day'. Dispair, because during this month, both temples in Jerusalem were destroyed, in 586 BC and 70 AD. Av Rosh Chodesh on the first day of Av begins a 9 day mourning period for the destroyed temples. The second temple's destruction ended temple-based Hebrew faith. In the centuries to come, Rabbinic Talmudism replaced the temple faith with what is today known as modern Judiasm. PLEASE NOTE: All Hebrew calendar months begin and end at sundown. LEEP Calendar marks Jewish months starting on their first full day. Observant people of the faith will observe the beginning of the month at sunset the day prior.

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Bagelfest, Mattoon (US-IL) : July 18-22 (est)

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Bagelfest is a Lender's Bagel Company promotion, now under Pinnacle Foods. It began in 1986. Later it was picked up as a five-day festival by the city of Mattoon, Illinois, to honor Murray Lender. The automation of bagels came about in the 1960s when Harry Lender, Murray Lender, and Florence Sender first developed such a system. Crunchy on the outside yet chewy on the inside, bagels were first brought to the US by Polish Jews. For decades, all bagel bakeries in New York were controlled by Bagel Bakers Local 338. PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-specific events (sporting, concerts, trade shows, etc.) as estimated. Several factors can cause an event to move dates at the last minute, including weather, strikes, natural disasters, political upheaval, conflicting programming, pandemics, and current events. Because of this, always verify the event with the promotor before committing resources. LEEP often estimates dates based on the previous year's schedules, as the final dates are unknown until a few months, weeks, or days before the event. If the date is known to be estimated, you will see an (est) following the date in the title.

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Bagpipe Appreciation Day: July 27

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Bagpipe Appreciation Day honors the Highlands Scottish Bagpipe. A Scottish tradition, the bagpipe is used for several events, including announcing the start of a battle, births, weddings, and funerals. On this day, Scottish heritage groups hold bagpipe performances in their town squares or halls. Bagpipes originated in the Middle East in about 600BC. Though Asian in origin, this instrument is now symbolic of the Scottish Highlands. The bags are made from sheep or elk skin, and three pipes are connected to this air sack. Sound comes out when air is released by pressing them against the arm of the musician. A fourth pipe controls the pitch and the chords with nine holes.

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