Editing July 8 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1663]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]] grants [[John Clarke (Baptist minister)|John Clarke]] a [[Royal charter]] to [[Rhode Island]].
*[[1709]] &ndash; [[Peter the Great|Peter I of Russia]] defeats [[Charles XII of Sweden]] at the [[Battle of Poltava]], thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
*[[1716]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Dynekilen]] forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
*[[1730]] &ndash; An estimated [[1730 Valparaíso earthquake|magnitude 8.7 earthquake]] causes a [[tsunami]] that damages more than {{convert|1000|km|mi|abbr=on}} of Chile's coastline.
*[[1741]] &ndash; Reverend [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] preaches to his congregation in [[Enfield, Connecticut]] his most famous sermon, "[[Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]]"; an influence for the [[First Great Awakening]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Marsden|first=George M.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1npmjj|title=Jonathan Edwards: A Life|publisher=[[Yale University Press]]|year=2003|isbn=978-0-300-09693-4|location=New Haven|jstor=j.ctt1npmjj}}</ref>
*[[1758]] &ndash; French forces hold [[Fort Carillon]] against the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] at [[Ticonderoga, New York]].
*[[1760]] &ndash; British forces defeat French forces in the [[Battle of Restigouche|last naval battle]] in [[New France]].
*[[1775]] &ndash; The [[Olive Branch Petition]] is signed by the [[Continental Congress]] of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of North America.
*[[1776]] &ndash; Church bells (possibly including the [[Liberty Bell]]) are rung after [[John Nixon (financier)|John Nixon]] delivers the first public reading of the [[Declaration of Independence of the United States]]. 
*[[1808]] &ndash; Promulgation of the [[Bayonne Statute]], a royal charter [[Joseph Bonaparte]] intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Chippewas]] turn over a huge tract of land in [[Ontario]] to the United Kingdom.
*[[1853]] &ndash; The [[Perry Expedition]] arrives in [[Edo (Tokyo)|Edo]] Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
*[[1859]] &ndash; King [[Charles XV of Sweden|Charles XV & IV]] accedes to the throne of [[Union between Sweden and Norway|Sweden–Norway]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Ikedaya Incident]]: The [[Chōshū Domain|Choshu Han]] [[Shishi (organization)|shishi]]'s planned [[Shinsengumi]] sabotage on [[Kyoto]], Japan at Ikedaya.
*[[1874]] &ndash; The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Mounties]] begin their [[March West]].
*[[1876]] &ndash; The [[Hamburg massacre]] prior to the [[1876 United States presidential election]] results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
*[[1879]] &ndash; Sailing ship {{USS|Jeannette|1878|6}} departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
*[[1889]] &ndash; The first issue of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' is published.
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's, Newfoundland]] is devastated in the [[Great Fire of 1892]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; The death of crime boss [[Soapy Smith]], killed in the [[Shootout on Juneau Wharf]], releases [[Skagway, Alaska]] from his iron grip.