2005
A series of bomb attacks on London's transport network killed 52 people and injured 700 others. It was the largest and deadliest terrorist attack in London's history.
1985
17 year old Boris Becker becomes the youngest player to win the men’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
On this date in 1969, Canada's House of Commons approved the Official Languages Act, making French equal to English throughout the national government.
@handyandysaid On this date in 1969, Canada's House of Commons approved the Official Languages Act, making French equal to English throughout the national government.
You got to remember that one happening Andy!!! 😉
July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 177 days remain until the end of the year. The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced "Seven-seven"😉 have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system.
@ponderablesaid Today 50 years ago the so called "Football war" broke out. How sad that nations would go to war about the results of a game...
They didn't, though. The football, like Belgium in the Great Inperialist War, was only the excuse. They'd been wanting to have a go at one another for years.