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July 07

YEAR 2021

Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.

Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.

YEAR 2019

The United States defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France.

The United States defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France.

YEAR 2017

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.

YEAR 2007

The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.

The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.

YEAR 2003

NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.

NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.

YEAR 1991

Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

YEAR 1981

US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.

US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.

YEAR 1963

Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of A...

Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.

YEAR 1962

Alitalia Flight 771 crashes in Junnar, Maharashtra, India, killing 94 people.

Alitalia Flight 771 crashes in Junnar, Maharashtra, India, killing 94 people.

YEAR 1958

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.

YEAR 1946

Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.

Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.

YEAR 1944

World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.

World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.

YEAR 1937

The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.

The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.

YEAR 1928

Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.

Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.

YEAR 1915

The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.

The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.

YEAR 1911

The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international t...

The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.

YEAR 1907

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.

YEAR 1898

US president William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution, annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.

US president William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution, annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.

YEAR 1892

The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.

The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.

YEAR 1865

Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.

Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.