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July 7In 1985, at the age of 17, German tennis player Boris Becker becomes the youngest person ever to win Wimbledon. In 1954, Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis plays his first Sun Records single, “That’s All Right.” |
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July 8Until July 27 at Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road, see Swallow...The Love, an exhibition of printmaking work inspired by affection, passion and love by local artist Chayanich Muangthai. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1994, Kim Jong-il assumes supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. |
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July 9In 1962, Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1981, Nintendo’s iconic video game Donkey Kong is released, introducing the Mario character for the first time. |
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July 10In 1936, American jazz legend Billie Holiday records her classic song, “Billie’s Blues.” In 1962, NASA launches Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, into orbit. |
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July 11In 1979, America’s first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 1848, London’s Waterloo railway station in opens. |
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July 12In 1962, at the Marquee Club in London, The Rolling Stones perform their first gig. In 2012, a petrol truck explodes in Okobie, Nigeria, killing more than 100 people. |
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July 13See Sam Yak Pak Wan Episode 3, a concert and talk show by singers Aof Pongsak, Pop Calorie Blah Blah and Wan. The show starts at 7 pm at Royal Paragon Hall. Tickets are 1,200 to 3,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. Birthday wishes go out to American actor Harrison Ford (1942). |
