On This Day July 8th

  OTD

July 8th is the one-hundred-eightieth-seventh day of the year, with 176 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first European voyage to India.

1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 620 miles of Chile's coastline.

1776 – Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) were rung after John Nixon delivered the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its lowest level during the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.

2011 – Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched during the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.

 

Birthdays

1766 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)

1831 – John Pemberton, the American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (d. 1888)

1838 – Eli Lilly, an American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (d. 1898)

1895 – Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

1908 – Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (d. 1975)

1926 – David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014)

1947 – Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico, in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.

1952 – Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster

1958 – Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician

1992 – Son Heung-min, Korean footballer

 

Highlighted Holiday

NATIONAL BLUEBERRY DAY

With their rich history, blueberries are more than just a delicious fruit. Did you know they're native to North America? They come in shades of blue and purple; the ones we have today were first grown in the 1900s. Back in the day, the wild variety was a bit tricky to farm, so people had to forage for them in the wild. Native Americans have been munching on these berries for over 13,000 years, using them in medicines and as a tasty flavoring for food. Elizabeth White and Frederick Coville are the ones we can thank for turning these wild things into the yummy blueberries we have today. And here's the best part - they're not just delicious but also super good for you! Eating blueberries can help lower cholesterol, keep your heart healthy, fight aging and cancer, and even boost your brain. Plus, they're in season from April to September, so it's the perfect time to celebrate Blueberry Day and Blueberry Month!

 

Holidays And Observance.

Be a Kid Again Day

Coca Cola Day

International Town Criers Day

Math 2.0 Day

National Freezer Pop Day

National Ice Cream Sundae Day

National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day

SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama)