July 8 - The Day in History

July 8 : General Interest 1951: Paris celebrates 2,000th birthday On this day in 1951, Paris, the capital city of France, celebrates turning 2,000 years old... read more American Revolution 1776 : Liberty Bell tolls to announce Declaration of Independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberty-bell-tolls-to-announce-declaration-of-independence Automotive 2004 : Suzuki settles Consumer Reports lawsuit after eight-year legal battle http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suzuki-settles-consumer-reports-lawsuit-after-eight-year-legal-battle Civil War 1863 : Confederates surrender Port Hudson, Louisiana http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/surrender-of-port-hudson-louisiana Cold War 1954 : Colonel Castillo Armas takes power in Guatemala http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colonel-castillo-armas-takes-power-in-guatemala Crime 1928 : A spiteful son kills four in a fit of rage http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-spiteful-son-kills-four-in-a-fit-of-rage Disaster 1997 : Torrential rains cause flooding in Europe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/torrential-rains-cause-flooding-in-europe General Interest 1776 : The Liberty Bell rings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-liberty-bell-rings 1853 : Commodore Perry sails into Tokyo Bay http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commodore-perry-sails-into-tokyo-bay 1950 : MacArthur named Korean commander http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-named-korean-commander 1960 : Pilot Francis Gary Powers charged with espionage http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pilot-francis-gary-powers-charged-with-espionage 1994 : North Korea's "Great Leader" dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-koreas-great-leader-dies Hollywood 1949 : Official Oscars chef Wolfgang Puck born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/official-oscars-chef-wolfgang-puck-born Literary 1918 : Hemingway is wounded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hemingway-is-wounded Music 1972 : "Lean On Me" begins its first stay at #1 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotlean-on-mequot-begins-its-first-stay-at-1 Old West 1898 : Soapy Smith killed in Skagway, Alaska http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soapy-smith-killed-in-skagway-alaska Presidential 1891 : Warren Harding marries Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warren-harding-marries-florence-mabel-kling-dewolfe Sports 1941 : Splendid Splinter homers to win All-Star Game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/splendid-splinter-homers-to-win-all-star-game Vietnam War 1959 : First Americans killed in South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-americans-killed-in-south-vietnam 1965 : Taylor resigns Saigon post http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/taylor-resigns-saigon-post World War I 1918 : Ernest Hemingway wounded on the Italian front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernest-hemingway-wounded-on-the-italian-front World War II 1941 : German general's diary reveals Hitler's plans for Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-generals-diary-reveals-hitlers-plans-for-russia

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