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1 July 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 July 2024 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 July 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 July 2024 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 July
- 2006 The Qinghai–Tibet railway first operates in China.
- 2007 Smoking bans in the United Kingdom culminate in a prohibition on smoking in all public indoor spaces in England.
- 2013 Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
- 2020 The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.
- 2024 At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allows an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier is entombed in the memorial at this ceremony.
Famous people born on July 1
- Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
- Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1967)
- Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer (born 2004)
- Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 10 – The 96th Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is nominated for 13 awards and wins seven, including Best Picture.
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
- April 19 – Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.
Life in the US in 2024
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.31
Loaf of Bread
$3.04
Average House
$420,000
Weekly Wage
$1,145
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