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1. On July 1, 1963, the United States Postal Service started using ZIP codes, a system to make mail more efficient. What does "ZIP" stand for in this context?
2. On July 2, 1962, Sam Walton opened the first of his famous store chains in Rogers, Arkansas. What is the name of this now global discount store?
3. July 3, 1962 was a very special day for the largest country in Africa, as French general Charles de Gaulle recognized them as independent, although the country was officially declared independent from France on July 5, 1962. Which country located in North Africa is this?
4. On July 4, 1776, we all know the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, thus considered as Independence Day. One hundred years later the French people made a gift to the American people, which is one of the best known monuments today. Which sculpture or building, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, did the U.S. receive from the French?
5. July 5, 1996, saw an amazing scientific event, as cloning from a somatic cell was successful for the first time. Which of these names was given to the sheep that became, on this day, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell?
6. July 6 saw two different tragedies happen in different years: one was the crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 in San Francisco, killing three people. The other happened in an Israeli bus in 1989, which was en route to Jerusalem. From which important Israeli city, often referred to as a "party capital" did the bus depart?
7. July 7, 1930 saw the birth of the great American saxophonist Hank Mobley. Sadly, it also witnessed the death of a legendary writer, who created a famous detective. Who passed away that day?
8. On July 8, 2011, a space shuttle was launched by NASA, becoming the last to be launched in the Space Shuttle Program. What was the name of this space shuttle, which was also the name of a research vessel and a fictional island?
9. Out of these football players, which of them, who won the South Africa 2010 Golden Ball award, was NOT born on July 9?
10. On July 10, 1991, as Mexican actress Maria Chacon and Japanese singer Atsuko Maeda were born, Russia's first elected President took office. Who was he?
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