July 8 - This 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