July 4
1776: The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.
1802: The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point, New York.
1803: The Louisiana Purchase was announced.
1826: Presidents John Adams (1797-1801) and Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) died this day.
1831: “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” also known as “America,” by Samuel Francis Smith, was first performed for July 4th festivities in Boston. James Monroe, fifth U.S. president, died.
1850: America’s 12th president, Zachary Taylor, contracted food poisoning in the White House. (His condition worsened and he died on July 9.)
1862: Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddell a story near Oxford, England, that would become Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
1863: The Army of Northern Virginia withdrew from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signaling an end to the Southern invasion of the North.
1865: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was published.
1872: Calvin Coolidge (30th U.S. president, 1923-1929) was born in Plymouth, Vt.
1939: Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, told a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considered himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” and then announces he was retiring from Major League Baseball.
1960: Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on Aug. 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuted in Philadelphia almost 10½ months later. (The now-rare 49-star flag flew from July 4, 1959, until July 3,
1966: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law. It took effect the following year.
1997: The Sojourner Rover landed on Mars and began exploring the surface.
2003: Steve Muñiz, a co-founder of The Montanian newspaper along with David and Carol Latham, died of cancer in Reno, Nev., age 41.
July 5
1865: William Booth founded the Christian Mission (now the Salvation Army) in London.
1928: Born this day: actress Katherine Helmond (Who’s the Boss, Everybody Loves Raymond), and actor Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch, Dillinger, Stripes, died 1982)
1937: Spam, the canned meat, was introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
1946: The bikini went on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show in Paris, France.
1996: Dolly the sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
1999: President Bill Clinton imposed trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
July 6
1785: The dollar was unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.
1885: Louis Pasteur announced that he had perfected the rabies vaccine.
1933: The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played, in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4-2.
1942: Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1946: Born this day: actor Sylvester Stallone; actor Fred Dryer (Hunter); and President George W. Bush.
1947: The AK-47 went into production in the Soviet Union.
1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
July 7
1863: The first military draft in the United States began. Exemptions could be bought for $300.
1865: Four conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, including Mary Suratt, were hanged in Washington, D.C.
1928: Sliced bread was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
1930: Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser began construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
1947: A supposedly alien spaceship crashed near Roswell, New Mexico.
1954: Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.”
1958: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act into law, allowing Alaska to become a state on Jan. 3, 1959.
1981: President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
July 8
1878: The corncob pipe was patented by Henry Tibbe.
1951: Paris celebrated its 2,000th birthday.
1965: Aviation pioneer and legendary movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz, 61, died in Yuma, Ariz., during the filming of The Flight of the Pheonix. With three motion picture cameras filming, his plane hit a small sand dune, overturned and disintegrated. He died instantly.
1993: Garry Hoy, a Toronto lawyer, fell to his death after he threw himself through a glass wall on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in order to demonstrate to a group of legal interns that the glass was “unbreakable.”
2013: Jordan Linn Graham, 22, shoved her husband of seven days, Cody Lee Johnson, 25, off a cliff in Glacier National Park, committing the second murder in the park’s history. (The first was in 1983. Graham pleaded guilty to second degree murder.)
July 9
1776: George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read aloud for the first time, to members of the Continental Army in New York.
1811: Explorer David Thompson posted a sign at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers, in now-Washington state, claiming the land for the United Kingdom.
1850: Twelfth U.S. President Zachary Taylor died of suspected food poisoning, and Millard Fillmore succeeded him as the 13th U.S. president. Persian prophet Báb, a founder of the Bahá’i Faith, was executed for heresy in Tabriz, Persia, age 30.
1868: The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship, and all persons in the United States due process of law.
1877: The first Wimbledon Championships began.
1896: William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous “Cross of Gold” speech advocating gold and silver as the nations’ money standard,
at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
July 10
1988: The city of Dublin, Ireland, was founded by Viking invaders.
1821: The United States took possession of its newly bought territory of Florida from Spain.
1890: Wyoming was admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
1913: Death Valley, California, hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest officially recorded air temperature in the world.
1921: Born this day: illustrator Harvey Ball (created the “smiley face,” died 2001); actress Jean “Jeff” Donnell (Sweet Smell of Success, died 1988); boxer Jake LaMotta (“The Raging Bull”); and Special Olympics co-founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver (died 2009).
1931: Born this day: composer Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles); actor Nick Adams (Mister Roberts, No Time For Sergeants, Sweet Smell of Success, Rebel Without a Cause, died 1968); and authors Julian May and Alice Munro. paid $2.9 million ransom.)
FULL-TIME: LIBBY ASPESTOS SUPERFUND LIAISON (40 HRS PER WEEK)
CLOSING DATE: 5:00 ON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018. POSITION AVAILABLE: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is looking for a Libby Asbestos Superfund Liaison to serve as staff to the Libby asbestos superfund advisory team. POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Libby Asbestos Superfund Liaison is an employee of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (Department), but serves as staff to the Libby Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team (Advisory Team). The Liaison shall represent the interest of Lincoln County and the State by assisting the Department in dealing with federal agencies related to the Libby asbestos superfund site (Site). This includes effectively and responsibly acting as the Advisory Team’s and the State’s primary point-of-contact for assigned projects and tasks associated with the Site. The successful candidate is responsible for leadership, administrative oversight, and management as related to the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site cleanup, including but not limited to developing and monitoring project milestones, budgets, and regulatory requirements; develop strategies while exercising considerable professional expertise and decision-making to achieve goals and implement advisory team recommendations; coordinate and administer the Advisory Team; draft and manage certain project documents; and regularly analyze and report performance, develop recommendations for corrective action plans, and implement corrective action when required. Work environment includes both office and field settings.
Ideal candidate has CERCLA-related experience, general knowledge of guidance and policies related to remediation projects, knowledge of business and management principles, demonstrated skills in facilitation and public relations, and ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse individuals and groups. WAGE: $51,735 to $64,669.00 BENEFITS: Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, Health Insurance, Retirement APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: In addition to submitting a cover letter and resume, please provide the following additional information: Confirmation of post-secondary degree, evidence of professional licenses or certificates, at least three professional references, and a conflict of interest statement related to any work with/for WR Grace, EPA/DEQ constructor/consultants, and any financial interest in Lincoln County ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE JOB SERVICE.___________________
DISPATCHER: FULL-TIME
CLOSING DATE: July 13, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
POSITION AVAILABLE: Lincoln County has a job opening for (1) full-time Dispatcher with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in Libby.
POSISTION DESCRIPTION: This position receives telephone calls from the public concerning both emergency and non-emergency situations. Effectively dispatches all emergency services (example: ambulance and fire department) while communicating all information in a calm, complete, accurate and professional manner. Prioritizes calls and dispatches appropriate emergency services by radio. Records and transmits pertinent information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and individuals. Maintains records and reports of activities. Makes referrals to other public service agencies when appropriate. Receives and implements training received, updating techniques and policies pertaining to his/her duties. Assists in the training of new dispatchers. Performs related work as required and directed. Constantly performs his/her duties with propriety of safety and welfare of the department, officers and the public.
WAGE: $14.73 After 12 Months $16.23
BENEFITS: Sick Leave after 90 days, Vacation Leave after 6 months, Health Insurance within 60 days, Retirement
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: POST Application
Montana Physical Abilities Test Waiver
Authorization for Release of Information
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE JOB SERVICE______________________
COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER: FULL-TIME
CLOSING DATE: Monday July 9, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
POSITION AVAILABLE: Lincoln County has a job opening for a Probation Officer.
POSISTION DESCRIPTION: This position will work out of the Lincoln County Courthouse Annex. This position’s primary duties will include Misdemeanor Probation and Pretrial monitoring of defendants. This position is required to work non-traditional work hour to include but not limited to early mornings, evenings, and weekends. This position will be responsible for carrying an emergency or after hours on-call phone. This position reports directly to the Lincoln County Justice of the Peace.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicant will be required to submit to a complete physical and psychological examination by a physician selected by Lincoln County. Must have attended or be able to attend and successfully complete the ten-week Montana Probation and Parole Academy and meet the educational and training requirements as defined in MCA 46-23-1003. A detailed background investigation will be conducted. Finger print, background check, and drug testing is required.
WAGE: $13.85/$16.33 After 6 Months $14.41/$16.89 Depending on Experience
BENEFITS: Sick Leave after 90 days, Vacation Leave after 6 months, Health Insurance within 60 days, Retirement
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Public Sector Application POST Application
Montana Physical Abilities Test Waiver
Authorization for Release of Information
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE JOB SERVICE_______________
FULL-TIME: LIBBY ASPESTOS SUPERFUND LIAISON (40 HRS PER WEEK)
CLOSING DATE: 5:00 ON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018.
POSITION AVAILABLE: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is looking for a Libby Asbestos Superfund Liaison to serve as staff to the Libby asbestos superfund advisory team.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Libby Asbestos Superfund Liaison is an employee of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (Department), but serves as staff to the Libby Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team (Advisory Team). The Liaison shall represent the interest of Lincoln County and the State by assisting the Department in dealing with federal agencies related to the Libby asbestos superfund site (Site). This includes effectively and responsibly acting as the Advisory Team’s and the State’s primary point-of-contact for assigned projects and tasks associated with the Site. The successful candidate is responsible for leadership, administrative oversight, and management as related to the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site cleanup, including but not limited to developing and monitoring project milestones, budgets, and regulatory requirements; develop strategies while exercising considerable professional expertise and decision-making to achieve goals and implement advisory team recommendations; coordinate and administer the Advisory Team; draft and manage certain project documents; and regularly analyze and report performance, develop recommendations for corrective action plans, and implement corrective action when required. Work environment includes both office and field settings.
Ideal candidate has CERCLA-related experience, general knowledge of guidance and policies related to remediation projects, knowledge of business and management principles, demonstrated skills in facilitation and public relations, and ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse individuals and groups.
WAGE: $51,735 to $64,669.00
BENEFITS: Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, Health Insurance, Retirement
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: In addition to submitting a cover letter and resume, please provide the following additional information: Confirmation of post-secondary degree, evidence of professional licenses or certificates, at least three professional references, and a conflict of interest statement related to any work with/for WR Grace, EPA/DEQ constructor/consultants, and any financial interest in Lincoln County. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE JOB SERVICE