Good morning everyone! Let鈥檚 get your Thursday started!
Fun Fact: Everyone knows the saying 鈥業t鈥檚 the greatest thing since sliced bread!鈥� Well, sliced bread wasn鈥檛 actual invented until 1928. Loaves of bread were invented in 1912, but it wasn鈥檛 until July 7, 1928 when the Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri started slicing bread.
On this day
In 1946, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Dominican Republic, killing 100 people and leaving more than 20,000 homeless.
In 1967, Pink Floyd releases their first album 鈥楾he Piper at the Gates of Dawn鈥�.
In 1996, the 26th Summer Olympic Games comes to a close in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2005, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin announces Micha毛lle Jean as Canada鈥檚 next Governor General. She became Canada鈥檚 first black Governor General.
In 2007, San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds hit career home run 755, tying Hank Aaron for the all-time home run record.
In 2012, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps wins his 18th Olympic gold medal (4x100 relay).
National holidays
Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, National IPA Day, National White Wine Day, Single Working Women鈥檚 Day, and Assistance Dog Day.
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Trending
MLB player Brett Phillips made a lasting impact on a young girl battling cancer in Tampa Bay. On Tuesday, Phillips got traded to Baltimore but before leaving, he had to make one more visit.
Brett Phillips has developed a bond with a young Rays fan named Chloe Grimes, who has been battling cancer and said Brett was her favorite player when she threw a first pitch at the Trop in April.
鈥� Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 3, 2022
After he was DFA'd, Brett visited Chloe's school and gave her a special glove 馃ズ pic.twitter.com/XEYc2JPH2f
Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with former U.S. President Barack Obama (61), actors Dylan and Cole Sprouse (30), actress and Duchess Meghan Markle (41), actor Billy Bob Thornton (67), retired MLB pitcher Roger Clemens (60), actor Daniel Dae Kim (54), NHL star Maurice 鈥楻ocket鈥� Richard (would鈥檝e been 101), and fashion designer Louis Vuitton (would鈥檝e been 201)
Have a great day everyone!
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