- 1789 – The celebration of the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution
- 1850 – 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
- 1913 – Gerald Ford, President of the United States was born
- 1951 – 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
- 1958 – Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East
- 1976 – Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY
- 1988 – Volkswagen‘s automobile plant in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania – the first auto assembly plant operated by a non-American car manufacturer in the United States – closes after little more than a decade of operation.
- 1995 – The mp3 format was named
- 2002 – During Bastille Day celebrations, French President Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed
- 2002 – Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic died
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