On this day: Scotland opened its first parliament in nearly 300 years in 1999

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 1: 1916 – British and French forces launched the Somme Offensive in World War One. 1917 – 50th anniversary of Confederation of Canada. 1942 – Sevastopol in Crimea fell to German forces after an eight-month siege.…

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