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July 2010 Homeschooling Resource Calendar
July 1 - Canada Day
July 2 - Civil Rights Act of 1864
July 4 - Independence Day
July 6 - Pinocchio first printed
July 15 - First international manned space flight
July 19 - First women's rights convention
July 21 - Scopes found guilty
July 28 - Beatrix Potter's birthday
July 29 - NASA established
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