Good morning. It's July 3rd — let's begin where we always do: on this very date in history.
📅 On This Day — July 3
🌞 (It's also National Stay Out of the Sun Day — a tough sell in July, but your dermatologist agrees.)
1962 — After 132 years of French rule, Algeria won its independence, capping a long and bitter struggle.
1971 — The Doors' Jim Morrison was found dead in a Paris apartment at just 27, joining the tragic "27 Club" of rock legends gone too soon.
1986 — President Reagan relit the torch of the newly restored Statue of Liberty, kicking off a dazzling Liberty Weekend for her 100th birthday.
1993 — Germany's Steffi Graf captured her third straight Wimbledon singles title.
1996 — Russians returned to the polls and re-elected Boris Yeltsin, closing a turbulent chapter in the country's post-Soviet transition.
Now, let's set the dial back to 2007…
⏪ REWIND: 2007
George W. Bush is in his second term, a first-class stamp runs 41 cents, gas is hovering around $3 a gallon, MySpace still rules but a site called Facebook is climbing fast — and the hottest thing in America isn't at the beach, it's the days-old iPhone, which almost nobody can actually get their hands on yet.
📰 The Headlines The world is about to crown some new royalty. On 07/07/07, after more than 100 million votes cast worldwide, a ceremony in Lisbon will unveil the New 7 Wonders of the World — and campaigns from Peru to India to Brazil are in a frenzy lobbying for their landmark.
🎬 At the Movies Rolling into theaters today: Transformers. Michael Bay's effects spectacle — with Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Peter Cullen back as the voice of Optimus Prime — turns a Saturday-morning cartoon into one of the year's biggest blockbusters.
🎵 On the Charts "Umbrella" by Rihanna, featuring Jay-Z, sits at #1 — the "ella, ella, eh, eh" smash off Good Girl Gone Bad that became her first American chart-topper and the song of the summer.
🏆 In Sports Wimbledon is in full swing. Roger Federer is chasing a fifth straight title to tie Björn Borg's record, with a hungry Rafael Nadal — fresh off the French Open — charging toward a rematch that, days from now, will be hailed as the greatest final in a generation.
— a couple of quick things before you go —
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💡 Health Snap: Heading to a cookout this weekend? Load your plate with the colorful stuff first — grilled veggies, fruit, a bright salad — and the rest tends to fall into place. Curious how your everyday habits add up? Wellness Signals built a free 2-minute health snapshot: ourfreehealthreport.com
🎉 Born on a July 3rd — or know someone who was?
Forward this to them right now — there's no better "this is the day you were born" gift than a little time travel.
🎂 In good company: July 3 babies include writer Franz Kafka (1883), playwright Tom Stoppard (1937), superstar Tom Cruise (1962), "Simpsons" voice Yeardley Smith (1964), and actor Patrick Wilson (1973).
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