Today is Tuesday, July 5, the 187th day of 2016. There are 179 days left in the year.
Today’s birthdays: Actress Katherine Helmond is 87. Actress Shirley Knight is 80. Singer-musician Robbie Robertson is 73. Julie Nixon Eisenhower is 68. Rock star Huey Lewis is 66. Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher Rich ‘‘Goose’’ Gossage is 65. Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn is 57. Actress Edie Falco is 53. Actress Kathryn Erbe is 51.
In 1687, Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica, setting out his principles of natural philosophy.
In 1946, the bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in Paris.
In 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League.
In 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis; the song he recorded was ‘‘That’s All Right.’’ One of the leaders of the group, guitarist Scotty Moore, died last Tuesday.
In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors. The Cape Verde Islands became independent after five centuries of Portuguese rule.
In 2011, a jury in Orlando found Casey Anthony, 25, not guilty of murder in the 2008 disappearance and death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
Last year, the United States won its third Women’s World Cup title with a 5-2 victory over Japan behind a first-half hat trick by Carli Lloyd.

