2011
“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra was released.
The song was originally released in Australia & New Zealand and wasn’t officially released in the US until January 2012. The single went on to win the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and reached the top 10 in more than 30 countries worldwide.
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2003
The World Health Organization announced that the SARS outbreak was now contained.
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1994
Amazon was incorporated.
The company was set up in Washington State, but it was under the name Cadabra Inc.
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1993
Björk released her very first album called “Debut.”
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1989
American sitcom “Seinfeld” debuted on NBC.
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1975
The Republic of Cabo Verde gained its independence from Portugal.
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1966
NASA launched their spacecraft Saturn IB from Cape Kennedy, Florida, US.
The Apollo AS-203 mission sent the uncrewed Saturn IB rocket into space to test the S-IVB design that would later be used in the Apollo missions to the moon. The mission was considered a success as it achieved its primary objective of testing the rocket’s design. However, it did explode due to a suspected spark or impact that ignited the propellants.
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1962
Algeria claimed its independence from France after being ruled for 132 years.
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1954
Elvis Presley recorded his debut single, That’s All Right.
The single, released on July 19, was a cover of the song originally performed by blues musician Arthur Crudup. Presley’s version, which was played at almost twice the original speed, is considered by some to be one of the world’s first rock & roll records.
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1945
The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place with the Labour Party winning by a landslide.
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1865
The United States Secret Service was formed.
The Federal law enforcement agency was initially created with two main goals: to protect the United States’ leaders and combat the growing trend of counterfeiting US currency. While originally formed under the Department of the Treasury, the US Secret Service was reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security when it was formed in 2003.
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1811
Seven of the ten provinces of Venezuela declared independence from Spain.
This act was called the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence.
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1687
Sir Isaac Newton published his “Principia” book, which outlined the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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1643
The US recorded its first tornado.
Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop spotted the tornado in Essex County, Massachusetts.
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