On This Day for July 8 - Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India, Kim Il-Sung is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 08 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Kim Il-Sung READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1497 Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2011: The orbiter Atlantis was launched on the last space shuttle mission. [Sort fact from fiction in our space exploration quiz.] 1996: The British pop band the Spice Girls released their debut single, Wannabe, which helped make them an international sensation. [Test your knowledge of musical groups.] 1950: Douglas MacArthur was appointed commander of United Nations forces in the Korean War. [ Take our history of war quiz.] 1906: Philip Johnson, an architect and critic known for his promotion of the International Style and, later, for his role in defining postmodernist architecture, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. [Take our history of architecture quiz.] 1896: William Jennings Bryan delivered his " Cross of Gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. [Test your knowledge of U.S. presidential elections.] 1889: Journalist Charles Henry Dow published the first issue of The Wall Street Journal . SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1839 John D. Rockefeller American industrialist 1970 Beck American singer-songwriter 1944 Jeffrey Tambor American actor 1951 Anjelica Huston American actress 1908 Nelson Rockefeller vice president of United States 1593 Artemisia Gentileschi Italian painter SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help