July 5 : Fifth of July in New York
Artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard
1841 – Thomas Cook , the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son , organised his first excursion, escorting about 500 people from Leicester to Loughborough .
1924 – Brazilian Army rebels launched an uprising in São Paulo against President Artur Bernardes , who authorized the bombing of the city in response.
1950 – Korean War : In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed at the Battle of Osan .
1969 – Two days after the death of their founder Brian Jones , the Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London , in front of more than a quarter of a million fans.
2009 – The Staffordshire Hoard , the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items (examples pictured) , was found near Hammerwich in Staffordshire .