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It's a Date: Table Conversation Starters for July

Posted Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 8:52 am PT

Outside picnics? Visitors from out of town? What better time to start mealtime conversations about interesting events that got their start in July!

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1 - Canada Day

2 - U.S. Civil Right Act (1964)

4 - U.S. Independence Day (1776)

7 - Pinocchio book (1883)

9 - Sugar Cookie Day

11 - World Population Day

12 - Etch-A-Sketch (1960)

17 - Disneyland opened (1955)

21 - National Ice Cream Day

23 - Hale-Bopp comet (1995)

26 - FBI created (1908)

27 - Bugs Bunny (1940)

28 - Parent's Day

31 - JK Rowling's B'day

Blueberry Month

Hot Dog Month

Parks & Recreation Month