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July 8

3 sourced moments from July 8 in history: Vasco da Gama set sail to find a sea route to India (1497); The Wall Street Journal published its first issue (1889); and The last Space Shuttle mission launched on July 8, 2011.

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3 things happened on July 8

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2011 Space · Space Exploration

The last Space Shuttle mission launched on July 8, 2011

Atlantis flew STS-135, the 135th and final shuttle flight, and left behind a flag that took nearly nine years to collect.

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1889 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

The Wall Street Journal published its first issue

On a summer day in 1889, three financial reporters turned a humble news bulletin into what would become America's most influential business paper.

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1497 History · Modern

Vasco da Gama set sail to find a sea route to India

Four ships left Lisbon on a gamble that would link Europe and Asia by ocean for the first time.

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