Good morning. It's July 22nd — let's begin where we always do: on this very date in history.
📅 On This Day — July 22
🛏️ (It's also National Hammock Day — find some shade and use it.)
1962 — NASA's Mariner 1, its first Mariner probe, flew off course seconds after launch and had to be destroyed.
1994 — A federal judge ordered The Citadel, the state military college in South Carolina, to admit women.
2009 — The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century — over six and a half minutes — swept across Asia and the Pacific, seen by more people than any eclipse in history.
2012 — Bradley Wiggins became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France.
2013 — Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their first child, Prince George, at St. Mary's Hospital in London.
Now, let's set the dial back to 1976…
⏪ REWIND: 1976 Gerald Ford is in the White House, a first-class stamp costs 13 cents, gas runs about 59 cents a gallon — and the country is still buzzing over a 14-year-old gymnast who did something judges thought was impossible.
📰 The Headlines Just last week, Jimmy Carter accepted the Democratic nomination for president at Madison Square Garden, promising a government "as good as its people" after a bruising primary season — setting up the fall campaign against Gerald Ford.
🎬 At the Movies Topping the box office for a fourth straight week is The Omen — Gregory Peck in the stylish horror hit about a diplomat who suspects his young son isn't quite what he seems.
🎵 On the Charts Just about to claim #1 is "Kiss and Say Goodbye" by The Manhattans — the smooth, spoken-word-opening soul ballad that'll spend two weeks on top.
🏆 In Sports Four days ago in Montreal, 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic history on the uneven bars — the scoreboard, never built to display a perfect score, flashed "1.00" instead.
🏰 The Disney Vault Two weeks in is Gus — Disney's family comedy about a mule who can kick field goals, recruited by a struggling NFL team.
— secondary touches —
👟 Step Challenge: the Summer 2026 Step Challenge is rolling — grab the free Pacer app and walk with us: Join the challenge (already have Pacer? Club code E42727228). Every step counts.
💡 Health Snap: Hydration matters more than most people think in peak summer heat — if your afternoon energy crashes, water before food is worth trying first.
🎉 Born on a July 22nd — 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 22 babies include singer Selena Gomez (1992), Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek (1940), actor Willem Dafoe (1955), and Eagles co-founder Don Henley (1947).
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