🎒🐰💭’On 4 August 2007, NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft is launched.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 3 August 1527, the first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 2 August 1932, Carl David Anderson discovered the positron: the antimatter counterpart of the electron, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1936.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 1 August 1855, the first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 31 July 2012, Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 30 July 1859, the first ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 29 July 1948, Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 28 July 2001, Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 27 July 1940, the animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.‘
🎒🐰💭’On 26 July 1745, the first recorded women’s cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.‘