On This Day for July 5 - Israel's Law of Return passed, Cecil Rhodes is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. July 05 [Cecil Rhodes.]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1853 Cecil Rhodes [READ MORE]( [Western Wall and Dome of the Rock]( FEATURED EVENT 1950 Israel's Law of Return passed [READ MORE]( Advertisement Advertisement [Earth's To-Do List]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Federer, Roger] 2009: Swiss [tennis]( player [Roger Federer]( won a record-setting 15th Grand Slam singles title as he defeated Andy Roddick at the [Wimbledon Championships](. [Williams, Ted] 2002: American [baseball]( player [Ted Williams]( who was the last player to hit .400 in Major League Baseball (.406 in 1941), died in Inverness, Florida. [Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal, at the Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh.] 1996: [Dolly]( a female Finn Dorset [sheep]( was born near Edinburgh, becoming the first successfully [cloned]( mammal; her birth was not publicly revealed until the following year. [Algeria] 1962: [Algeria]( officially gained its independence from [France]( which had declared the African country independent two days earlier. 1865: The [U.S. Secret Service]( began operation under the [Treasury Department]( to aid in the prevention of [counterfeiting](. [Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge] 1859: Captain N.C. Brooks discovered the [Midway Islands]( in the central [Pacific Ocean]( and claimed the territory for the [United States](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1810 [P.T. Barnum]( American showman 1963 [Edie Falco]( American actress 1889 [Jean Cocteau]( French poet and artist 1801 [David Farragut]( United States admiral 1940 [Chuck Close]( American artist [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2019 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](