Good morning Okanagan! Hope you had a great weekend! Now let’s get your day and week started!
Fun Fact: Bulls are partially colour-blind. One colour they can’t see is red.
To them, a matador’s flag looks a yellow-grey colour. The waving of the flag is what gets them angry.
On this day
In 1896, Wilfred Laurier is sworn in as Canada’s seventh Prime Minister.
In 1914, Babe Ruth made his MLB debut.
In 1922, The Hollywood Bowl opens.
In 1960, novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is published.
In 1967, television game show ‘The Newlywed Game’ premieres.
In 1985, Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher in MLB history to strikeout 4,000 batters.
In 1988, boxer Mike Tyson hired Donald Trump as his advisor.
In 2007, ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ is released in theatres.
In 2013, ‘Orange is the New Black’ premieres on Netflix.
In 2019, the last models of the Volkswagen Beetle are made, ending production after 80 years.
National holidays
Today is Cheer Up The Lonely Day, International Essential Oils Day, National 7-Eleven Day, Free Slurpee Day, National Blueberry Muffin Day, National Mojito Day, National Culture and Senior Citizens Day, National Swimming Food Day, National State Fair Food Day, and World Population Day.
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In case you missed it
Shopping app developed in Kelowna launches in Okanagan. Learn more here.
New Shuswap music festival tuning up for a day of rock and a day of country. Learn more here.
B.C. dentist suspended, fined for sexual relationship with patient. Learn more here.
Trending
Inflation is hitting everyone hard… including animals.
An aquarium in Japan has changed the diet of its penguins and otters due to rising costs, and the animals are refusing to eat the cheaper fishhttps://t.co/s6tJNfHoKi pic.twitter.com/KNOODHOEm4
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 7, 2022
Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with singer Alessia Cara (26), rapper Lil Kim (48), actor David Henrie (33), and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki (32).
Have a great day and week everyone! Stay cool in the hot weather!
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