Holidays, Celebrations on July 7th

Interesting Facts of July 7th

1. 1. July 7th is known as the Tanabata Festival in Japan, based on a Chinese legend about two stars—Altair and Vega—who are lovers separated by the Milky Way and are allowed to meet just once a year on this day.
2. 2. Sliced bread was sold for the first time on July 7, 1928 by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. This is often humorously referred to as "the greatest thing since sliced bread."
3. 3. In 2007 (07/07/07), the Live Earth concerts took place in cities around the world. These concerts aimed to raise awareness about climate change and featured performances by many top artists and bands.
4. 4. July 7, 1947, is famously associated with the Roswell UFO incident, where an airborne object crashed on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, leading to widespread speculation and conspiracy theories about UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
5. 5. On July 7, 1985, Boris Becker became the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17.
6. 6. The Solomon Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 7, 1978, becoming a sovereign nation.
7. 7. July 7, 1898, marked the date when the United States annexed Hawaii, following a resolution by President William McKinley. Hawaii would later become the 50th state of the U.S. in 1959.
8. 8. The Italian neurologist Camillo Golgi, who would later win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his studies of the nervous system, was born on July 7th, 1843.