HISTORIA
Un día como hoy Junio 30 - Julio 6, 2024 (semana 27)
June 30, 2024 - July 6, 2024 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye el Puente de la Torre en Londres, el primer parlamento de Escocia, la aviadora Amelia Earhart, la tenista Maria Sharapova, el chef Caesar Cardini, el bikini y el día más caluroso en la Tierra hasta la fecha.
June 30, 1894: Tower Bridge, an iconic symbol of London, was officially opened. Two sections bearing the roadway are raised to allow tall-masted ships to pass through
July 1, 1999: Scotland’s first parliament for 292 years opened in Edinburgh, devolved from the UK government to give the Scottish people greater control over their own affairs
July 2, 1937: Aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished over the Pacific Ocean as they tried to make the first flight around the world at the equator
July 3, 2004: Tennis player Maria Sharapova, aged 17, beat defending champion Serena Williams to become the first Russian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title
July 4, 1924: Chef Caesar Cardini, running out of food for his customers, created a salad from odds and ends that remained. Caesar salad was an instant hit
July 5, 1946: The bikini, designed by former Renault engineer Louis Reard and named after the Pacific atoll where atom bombs were then being tested, was first modelled in Paris
July 6, 2023: Earth experienced its hottest day to date, with an average temperature of 17.23C (63F), according to climate and weather forecast models