International Day of Friendship: This day promotes the importance of friendship as a way to build bridges between different communities and cultures.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: This day raises awareness about human trafficking and the need to prevent this crime.
International Day of Friendship and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: This day aims to promote friendship and reconciliation between the different communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which have been divided by years of conflict.
International Day of Rural Women: This day recognizes the crucial role that rural women play in agriculture, food security, and rural development.
National Cheesecake Day (USA): This day celebrates the delicious dessert that has a crust made from crushed cookies, a creamy filling made with cheese, and toppings like fresh fruit or chocolate sauce.
Father-in-Law Day: This day honors the relationship between a father-in-law and his son- or daughter-in-law, and recognizes the important role that father-in-laws play in families.
762: Abbasid Revolution: Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph, begins the construction of the city of Baghdad, which would become the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
1619: In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
1863: The first successful operation to remove a patient’s lung is performed by Dr. George B. Pierce in New York City.
1930: The radio drama “The Shadow” premieres, introducing the character of Lamont Cranston, who would later become known as the Shadow.
1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, creating Medicare and Medicaid.
1974: The Watergate scandal comes to an end as President Richard Nixon releases the White House tapes.
2006: The world’s longest running music show, “Top of the Pops,” is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two after 42 years on the air.
2012: The Summer Olympics begin in London, England.
2015: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft makes a flyby of Pluto, becoming the first spacecraft to visit the dwarf planet.
