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It happened on a… July 5

2017

Volvo Cars announces all new models by 2019 will be either hybrids or battery powered, 1st automaker to do so.

2009

Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick of the US 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 for a record 15th Grand Slam singles title.

2003

SARS is declared “contained” by the WHO after affecting 26 countries and resulting in 774 deaths.

1996

Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

1994

Amazon.com founded in Bellevue, Washington by Jeff Bezos.

1975

Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors.

1967

Governor General Roland Michener invested by Queen Elizabeth with the first ribbon and pendant star of the Order of Canada; founding of the Order of Canada.

1946

The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit.

1865

William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.

1791

Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver, British Columbia)

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