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Frank Pick (1878–1941) was a British transport administrator. In 1906, he joined the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) where he rose through the corporate ranks, becoming managing director in 1928. On 1 July 1933, he became chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board when it was formed to take charge of most of the transport operations in and around London. Pick had a strong interest in public design, steering the development of the London Underground's corporate identity by commissioning commercial art, modern architecture and graphic design, including the first version of the Underground's roundel (pictured). Under his direction, London's Underground network and associated bus services expanded considerably, reaching out into new areas and stimulating the growth of London's suburbs. His impact on the growth of London between the world wars led to him being likened to Baron Haussmann and Robert Moses. Pick wrote and lectured extensively on sociological issues and on the place of art and design in society, for which he was compared to Gaius Maecenas and Thomas Aquinas. (Full article...)

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Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.

At least six planets, including three planets suspected of being habitable, are found orbiting the star Gliese 667 C.

Kevin Rudd (pictured) wins leadership of the Australian Labor Party, ousting incumbent Julia Gillard and becoming Prime Minister of Australia.

DNA from a Middle Pleistocene horse is successfully sequenced, becoming the oldest genome ever sequenced.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is reelected as President of Mongolia.

The Cambodian Tailorbird, found in Phnom Penh, is identified as a new bird species.

The United States Supreme Court decides that portions of the Defense of Marriage Act withholding federal benefits from same-sex marriages are unconstitutional.

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July 1: Canada Day; Republic Day in Ghana (1960); Independence Day in Rwanda (1962)

1879 – American evangelist Charles Taze Russell published the first issue of The Watchtower, the most widely circulated magazine in the world.

1911 – The German gunboat Panther arrived in the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking the Agadir Crisis between Germany, Great Britain, and France.

1943 – Tokyo City was dissolved, with its territory divided into the special wards of the newly created Tokyo Metropolis.

1960 – Ghana became a republic with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.

1963 – The British government revealed that former MI6 agent Kim Philby (pictured) had engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union.

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The President of Venezuela is both the head of state and the head of government of Venezuela. The current presidential term is for six years with the constitutionally guaranteed recourse of holding a popular recall referendum anytime within the last three years of a presidential term. On 15 February 2009, a referendum removed the previous restrictions which limited the President to two terms. Nicolás Maduro assumed office of the presidency of Venezuela on 14 April 2013 after a special presidential election held five days earlier, following the death of Hugo Chávez (pictured). The presidential designation encompasses only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Venezuela following Venezuela's declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule, which took effect on 5 July 1811. The first president, taking office on 5 July 1811, was actually the president of a triumvirate that rotated the presidency weekly. The person serving as president during the week of 5 July was one of the three signatories of the Declaration of Independence: Cristóbal Mendoza. Mendoza shared the triumvirate with Juan Escalona and Baltasar Padrón. (Full list...)

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Poster for Queen Christina, a Pre-Code Hollywood biographical film produced in 1933 and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, the film was loosely based on the life of Queen Christina of Sweden. Although initially receiving mixed reviews, it has since been credited as one of Garbo's best films.

Poster: Uncredited; restoration: Chris Woodrich

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