1 of 6 | Graduates celebrate after throwing their caps to conclude the U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on May 22, 2026. On July 6, 1976, women were first admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy. The other military academies soon followed suit. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 6 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1854, the Republican Party was formally established at a meeting in New York City.
In 1885, French bacteriologist Louis Pasteur inoculated a human being for rabies for the first time -- a boy, who had been bitten by a dog. The youngster didn't develop rabies.
In 1919, a British dirigible landed at New York's Roosevelt Field to complete the first airship crossing of the Atlantic. Six hours into the flight, the R-34's commander discovered a stowaway.
