July 5: on this day in history
A few events that happened on July 5. You do not need to know them all; curiosity is enough.
Historical events
- 1413Mehmed Çelebi defeated his brother Musa Çelebi, ending the Ottoman Interregnum.
- 1687Isaac Newton published 'Principia', containing the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
- 1841Thomas Cook organized the first package rail excursion in England.
- 1975Arthur Ashe became the first Black tennis player to win the Wimbledon men's singles title.
- 1994Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, initially an online bookseller.
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