1978 - World News Tonight premieres on ABC
1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit
1962 - US patent issued for 3 point seat belt
1950 - "Your Hit Parade" pop song show premieres on NBC-TV
1913 - Death Valley, California hits 134 F
This Day In Business
2000 - Aerospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA merge to form the world's second largest aerospace group, EADS.
1979 - Chuck Berry sentenced to four months prison for tax evasion.
1877 - Spain gives a royal charter for villa of Mayaguez, currently known as Puerto Rico.
1999 - At Rose Bowl in Pasadena, US women's soccer team wins World Cup on penalty kicks.
July 10th Holiday
Independence Day (Bahamas) - Celebrates the Bahamas gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She made her film debut in the film King Kong. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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