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Famous Quote For July 8

"The atomic bomb is a marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God."

Phyllis Schlafly, 1982

July 8 Birthdays

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Penelope Disick

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John D. Rockefeller

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Angelina Eslora

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Milo Ventimiglia

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Michael Weatherly

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July 8 History

2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the US Space Shuttle program

1951 - The city of Paris, France celebrates its 2000th birthday

1948 - The US Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF)

1917 - The first Ziegfeld Follies is staged by Florenz Ziegfeld in NYC.

1776 - The Liberty Bell tolls to announce the Declaration of Independence, ringing out from the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia

This Day In Business

1889 - The Wall Street Journal publishes its first issue.

This Day In Entertainment

1988 - Stevie Wonder announces running for mayor of Detroit in 1992 election, but withdraws.

This Day In Geography

1923 - President Warren G. Harding becomes the first president in office to visit Alaska

This Day In Sports

2010 - Lebron James: "The Decision" to leave Cleveland to play for the Miami Heat.

July 8th Holiday

Video Games Day - A day for gamers which celebrate popular video games and the many way they have changed the way kids play games

Today's Birthday Trivia

He was born with a brachial plexus injury that limits the mobility of his right arm and has done non-profit work to help children suffering from injuries and disabilities. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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