July 1798

Saturday 07:

Quasi-War: The U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war.'

Wednesday 11:

The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.

Saturday 14:

The Sedition Act becomes United States law making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.