1981 - The first solar-powered aircraft, the Solar Challenger, crosses the English Channel.
1954 - Elvis Presley made his radio debut: his first recording "That's All Right".
1952 - Ocean liner SS United States breaks transatlantic speed record.
1930 - Construction of Boulder Dam begins
1928 - Sliced bread sold for the first time
This Day In Business
1990 - The World Wide Web is born when Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at CERN, develops the HyperText Markup Language which would later be called HTML.
1994 - American actress Diane Lane files for divorce from 1st husband Christopher Lambert.
1898 - The Newlands Resolution signed by President McKinley, annexing Hawaii to US.
2007 - The great Venus Williams defeats Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 to win her fourth Wimbledon title
July 7th Holiday
Tanabata (Japan) - A Japanese star festival that celebrates the meeting of two celestial deities once a year on July 7th.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She began her TV career doing voiceovers for Tyson Chicken commercials. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the July 7 Birthday Horoscope.
Famous Birthdays iPhone App
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