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What Happened on July 8

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Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched for the last time:
NASA’s last flight after a 30-year long and successful Space Shuttle program

Kim Jong-il is the new Supreme Leader of North Korea:
Kim Jong-il’s tenure was marred by widespread human rights violations and severe famine in the country.

Wall Street Journal’s 1st publishing:
Three financial reporters named Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser created The Wall Street Journal.

  • 1908 Nelson Rockefeller
    41st Vice President of the United States
  • 1907 George W. Romney
    American businessman, politician
  • 1839 John D. Rockefeller
    founder the Standard Oil Company
  • 2011 Betty Ford
    wife of Gerald R. Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States
  • 1973 Wilfred Rhodes
    English cricketer
  • 1967 Vivien Leigh
    English actress
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