Jul 6 1st Republican state convention held in Jackson, Michigan Jul 13 In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon Jul 13 US forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua Paper Shirt Collar Jul 25 Walter Hunt is awarded the first U.S. patent for a paper shirt collar Inventor Walter Hunt Jun 1854 Historical Events by Year Aug 1854 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies