JULY 31 was ALL OF THIS!!

Compiled by CrossDove Writers

The following happenings are what makes the day of JULY 28 something special!!

A FAMOUS QUOTE from JULY 31:

“Iran simply cannot be permitted to fulfill a dream of imperial rule in a region of such importance to the rest of the world.”

Henry Kissinger, 2006

JULY 31 in HISTORY:

1991 – Russia and the US sign a long range nuclear weapons reduction pact

1991 – Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft

1984 – United States men’s gymnastics team won team gold medal at Los Angeles Summer Olympics

1964 – Ranger 7 photographs the moon

1928 – MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, “White Shadows on the South Seas.”

JULY 31 in the WORLD OF BUSINESS:

1865 – The world’s first narrow gauge railway opens in Granchester, Austrailia – they are less expensive to construct/operate than standard gauge railways.

JULY 31 in the WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT:

2001 – Napster, music & file sharing website is shut down by court order.

JULY 31 in GEORGRAPHY:

1498 – Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad in the Caribbean.

JULY 31 in the WORLD OF SPORTS:

2007 – Celtics make trade bringing Kevin Garnett to Boston with Ray Allen & Paul Pierce.

 

JULY 31 as a HOLIDAY:

Ka Hae Hawaii Day (Hawaii) – Hawaii’s flag day, where the state’s flag and history is celebrated