On this day in 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
On July 8, 1972, the Nixon administration announced a deal to sell $750 million in grain to the Soviet Union. In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House in Philadelphia.
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea. In 1989, Carlos Saul Menem was inaugurated as president of Argentina in the country’s first transfer of power from one democratically elected civilian leader to another in six decades.In 2000, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 for her first Grand Slam title, becoming the first Black female champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957-58.
Ten years ago: A bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed six NATO service members on a day in which a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs and insurgent attacks. Roger Federer equaled Pete Sampras’ record of seven men’s singles titles at the All England Club and won his 17th Grand Slam title overall, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Academy Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, 95, died in Los Angeles.
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