WORLD EVENTS ON 7 JULY

THE WORLD EVENTS THAT OCCURED ON 7 JUNE

1. July 7th is known as Global Forgiveness Day:

                                         

Global Forgiveness Day 2023, also known as World Forgiveness Day. Global forgiveness day is an important event and it is celebrated on 7 July every year. This day is an opportunity and a reminder that forgiving people is essential, especially for our mental health and peace. Forgiveness can mean different to different people. And you don't have to force yourself to forgive someone, it is your personal decision so take your time. We need to take a decision to forgive people after we felt hurt by someone by their actions or words.

It can be anyone who seeks forgiveness in our life- our parents who constantly criticize us while growing up or our colleague who sabotaged our project, or even our partner who may have done things that were hurtful. There may be various situations in life when you will have to forgive people and get over a few traumatic experiences.

Life events can leave us with lasting feelings of bitterness and anger but forgiveness can bring us joy, hope, and gratitude. Below are a few inspirational quotes to share with your friends and family on Global Forgiveness Day 2023.

National Forgiveness Day was created by the Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors in the year 1994 marking August 7 to celebrate the day. Global Forgiveness Day originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This day started when the organization hung a banner announcing National Forgiveness Day in Canada. In later years the celebration flourished, and with over responses from media the National Forgiveness Day was renamed Global Forgiveness Day, this was done to spread the message of the day widely all around the world. Later the date was also moved from August 27 to July 7. The main motto of the day was to forgive and to be forgiven. 

Celebrate Global Forgiveness Day by practicing the intention of the day to forgive. On this day forgive others and forgive yourself. Be honest and if you think you have made a mistake of hurting someone then without hesitation ask for forgiveness, and when others say sorry accept it without a second thought. You can tell sorry for any gifts and flowers. Flowers are always the best way to ask for forgiveness. Express your feeling in a letter and send it with a cake or chocolates. Another best way to celebrate the day is by spreading the importance of the day to everyone around you. This day will help you rebuild your relationship with anyone. So grab this day to say sorry that you always wanted to say and fix those small problems through speaking. Post pictures and share your Global Forgiveness Day celebrations on social media by using the hashtag #GlobalForgivenessDay.

2. 7th July is also observed as the Tell The Truth Day: 

There are many reasons why honesty is the best policy. One of those reasons is that when people are truthful, it builds trust. Trust is essential in relationships – personal and professional alike. On Tell The Truth Day, we recommit to being honest with others and honoring our commitments.

Being truthful can also prevent misunderstandings and conflicts from happening in the first place. If everyone communicated openly and honestly, there would be less need for assumptions or guesswork. And finally, speaking truthfully allows us to live authentically – which can be incredibly liberating!

So on Tell The Truth Day, let’s pledge to tell the truth – even when it’s difficult – because it makes life simpler and more meaningful."Honesty and truthfulness are the two strong pillars that are emphasized by all religions worldwide. There are many different cultures and religions in the whole world and each religion tells us the importance of integrity and sincerity. 

The day also tells that people who tell truth are always honored and celebrated over the people who tell lies. The aim behind this day is to achieve #tellthetruth. This day tells that speaking the truth is the most important thing.

How to celebrate the day?

1. This provocative day emphasizes honesty by telling the truth the whole day. 

2. We’ve been taught since we were kids that truth is always a right choice, but as we grow up we forget this ‘right choice’, this day encourages us to speak the truth. 

3. We speak lies to save the situation but the truth is that lies make things worse for us. 

4. This is a day on which you can speak the truth if you are hiding it from your loved one or family members. 

On this day, here are some of the quotes that would motivate you to speak the truth:

“Truth never damages a cause that is just.” – Mahatma Gandhi.

“Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.” – Mahatma Gandhi.

“Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.” – Warren Wiersbe.

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.” – William Faulkner.

“It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.” – Rick Riordan.

3. Famous Birthdays:

a) Ringo Starr, British singer-songwriter, musician-drummer, actor was born on 7 July 1940.

b) David McCullough an American historian, author was born on 7 July 1933.

c) Robert A. Heinlein an American writer was born on 7 July on 1907.

d) Satchel Paige an American baseball player was born on 7 July 1906.

e) 1860 Gustav Mahler, an Austrian composer - Doc Severingsen - American trumpet player and conductor was born on 7 July 1860. (The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson)

f)  Shelley Duvall - American actress, writer, and producer (Popeye) was born on 7 July 1949.

g) Billy Campbell - American actor (Once and Again, the 4400)  was born on 7 July 1959.

e) Michelle Kwan - American figure skates (2 time Olympic Medalist, 5 time World Champion, 9 time U.S. Champion) was born on 7 July 1980.

4. Deaths On This Day:

a) On July 7, 2008 Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, director

b) On July 7, 2006 Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter, guitarist.

c) On July 7, 1930 Arthur Conan Doyle,Scottish physician, author. British writer of Sherlock Holmes Books (b. 1859)

d) On July 7, 1865 Mary Surratt, American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

e) On July 7, 1307 Edward I of England, (b. 1239).

f) On July 7, 1969  Brian Jones the former Rolling Stones Guitarist has recorded a verdict of death by misadventure, when he had drowned after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs.

5. Introduction of Slice Bread:

The world celebrated the introduction of sliced bread for the first time on 7 June 1928. The machine used was invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder and used by the Chillicothe Baking Company, Missouri, US. This act is described as the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.

6. Boris Becker:

In 1985, Boris Becker becomes the youngest player to win Wimbledon at age of  17. The German tennis player beat American Kevin Curren. Boris Becker wins the men's Wimbledon championships breaking multiple records in the process.

a) The youngest ever player to win the men's title at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

b) The first German ever to win the men's title.

c) The first unseeded player to ever win the championship.

7. The Solomon Islands became an independent nation in 1978.

8. The Organic Act: The Organic Act was signed by the US President McKinley to annex Hawaii in 1898.

9. Amazon.com, Inc.: The e-commerce company Amazon was founded in Seattle, Washington under the name "Cadabra" in 1994.

10. Women Entry in US Army: Women are enrolled into the United States Military Academy at West Point for the first time in history in 1976.

11. Sweden First Synthetic Organ Transplant-2011: The world's first synthetic organ transplant was successfully completed by surgeons in Sweden. The operation took place in June when surgeons transplanted a completely synthetic trachea and covered it in the patient's stem cells. The thirty-six year old patient was reportedly recovering well a month after the actual operation.

12. Kaesong Industrial Complex: In 2013 North Korea and South Korea have agreed to reopen the Kaesong Industrial complex, a joint factory park that had been shut down in April over tensions between the two countries.

13. Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States in 1930: Construction began on Boulder Dam, later Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River. The U.S. Congress annexed Hawaii through a joint resolution signed by President William McKinley on this day in 1898, paving the way for the islands to become a territory (1900) and later a U.S. state (1959).