Features Today in History for 7-6 Today is Tuesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2021. There are 178 days left in the year. by Associated Press Jul. 5 2021 @ 9:45pm Today is Tuesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2021. There are 178 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 6, 1854, the first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan. On this date: - In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom. - In 1957, the Harry S. Truman Library, the nation's first presidential library, was dedicated in Independence, Missouri. - In 1971, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong died in New York at age 69.