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11 July 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 July 2024 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 July 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 July 2024 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 July
- 1990 Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.
- 2007 The Siege of Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, ends after the Pakistan Army storms the mosque which had been occupied by Islamist militants.
- 2010 In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
- 2015 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
- 2021 Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.
Famous people born on July 11
- Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (1920–1985)
- Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host (born 1963)
- John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (1767–1848)
- Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1274–1329)
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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