Today is Tuesday, July 5, the 187th day of 2016

Today is Tuesday, July 5, the 187th day of 2016. There are 179 days left in the year.

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On this date in:

1687: Isaac Newton first publishes his Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work setting out his mathematical principles of natural philosophy.

1811: Venezuela becomes the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.

1865: The Secret Service Division of the U.S. Treasury Department is founded in Washington, D.C., with the mission of suppressing counterfeit currency.

1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act.

1940: During World War II, Britain and the Vichy government in France break off diplomatic relations.

1946: The bikini, created by Louis Reard, is modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris.

1947: Larry Doby makes his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League.

1954: Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session takes place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn.; the song he records is “That’s All Right.”

1975: Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeats Jimmy Connors, 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.

2011: A jury in Orlando, Fla., finds Casey Anthony, 25, not guilty of murder, manslaughter and child abuse in the 2008 disappearance and death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

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1991: St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center is seeking state approval to build a $10 million outpatient surgical center on the hospital grounds.

Donnell Auto Group is expanding auto row on Market Street, adding Korean-built Hyundai to Donnell Ford-Yugo-Suzuki, and by building a new showroom for the Honda Store south of Donnell.

Thirteen motorists suspected of drunken driving are arrested in a sobriety checkpoint set up in Weathersfield Township by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

1976: Benjamin Joseph Dreibelbis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dreibelbis of Austintown, is Youngstown’s first Bicentennial baby, being born at 1:52 a.m. July 4 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. The baby is presented a Bicentennial flag quilt made by the Broken Needles 4-H Club of Boardman.

Three motorcyclists, all 24 years old, are killed in July Fourth holiday weekend accidents in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Dead are William C. Gallagher of North Lima, Joseph Marino Jr. of Hubbard and Edward Pence of Liberty Township.

1966: The Youngstown Board of Education adopts a tentative budget of $14.9 million for 1967, about $25,000 less than the previous year.

The Rev. John K. Long, pastor of Old Springfield United Church of Christ, will move in September to a new United Church of Christ in Brunswick, Ohio.

1941: Soldiers, sailors and Marines on furlough will be admitted to any of Youngstown’s downtown theaters at reduced prices, varying from 30 cents to 47 cents.

Chances are 1 in 14 that Milton Reservoir may fill up before December, records of the U.S. Geological Survey for the last 17 years show. Extremely heavy rains from 155 percent to 236 percent of normal would be necessary.

For country club golfers, the event of the week is the intercity tournament at Mahoning Country Club when Mrs. George Fordyce and her golf committee will welcome players from Squaw Creek, Southern Hills and the Youngstown Country Club.