Memes

Here’s a concise roundup of notable events that happened on July 8 throughout history:

🌍 Major Historical Events
- 1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, beginning the first European sea voyage to India.
- 1776 – First public reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon in Philadelphia.
- 1853 – Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Tokyo Bay, initiating U.S.-Japan relations and ending Japan’s isolation.
- 1889 – First issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- 1947 – Roswell UFO incident: A local newspaper reports the crash of a “flying saucer” in New Mexico.