Daily Chronicle

July 5

3 Historical Records
1687CE
Science

Newton Publishes Principia

Isaac Newton publishes 'PhilosophiƦ Naturalis Principia Mathematica'. This foundational work lays out his laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, permanently transforming the field of physics.

1810CE
Birth

P.T. Barnum Born

American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated attractions and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was a master of publicity and entertainment who created the concept of the modern circus.

1996CE
Science

Dolly the Sheep Born

Dolly the sheep is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. She was the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell using the process of nuclear transfer.