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2017

Volvo Cars announces that all of its models starting in 2019 will be available in hybrid or electric versions, making it the first automaker to commit to this path.

2009

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 to win Wimbledon. This is his 15th Grand Slam title, a record.

2003

SARS is declared “under control” by the WHO after affecting 26 countries and causing the deaths of 774 people.

1996

Dolly the sheep becomes the first cloned mammal in history.

1994

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in Bellevue, Washington.

1989

The pilot episode of “Seinfeld,” starring Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards, airs on NBC.

1975

Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black tennis player to win the Wimbledon title.

1967

At the request of Queen Elizabeth, Canada’s Governor General, Roland Michener, establishes the Order of Canada.

1946

The bikini is unveiled for the first time at the Molitor swimming pool in Paris. Louis Réard’s creation was modeled by a nude dancer, as the other models refused to wear the swimsuit.

1865

William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.

1791

Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey, now known as Vancouver.

It happened on… July 5

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