what important moments happened in world history on july 1?
1847: The first adhesive U.S. postage stamps go on sale. 1862: President Abraham Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Act, which authorizes the building and operation of a transcontinental railroad. It is completed seven years later. 1863: In the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg begins in Pennsylvania; Union forces win a major victory over the Confederates after 3 days of brutal fighting. 1867: The Dominion of Canada is formed by the confederation of Upper and Lower Canada and some of the Maritime Provinces. 1893: Pres. Grover Cleveland undergoes surgery on a cancerous growth in his mouth; the surgery is kept secret until 1917. 1943: Wage and salary earners start having money withheld from their paychecks to cover their income tax. 1944: The Bretton Woods Conference, which results in the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), begins in New Hampshire. 1949: With French backing, South Vietnam is established
