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31 July 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 July 2024 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 31 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 July 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 July 2024 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 31 July
- 1992 The nation of Georgia joins the United Nations.
- 1992 Space Shuttle program: Atlantis is launched on STS-46 to deploy the European Retrievable Carrier and the Tethered Satellite System.
- 2006 Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.
- 2007 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.
- 2012 Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Famous people born on July 31
- J. K. Rowling, English author and film producer (born 1965)
- Mark Cuban, American businessman and television personality (born 1958)
- Emilia Fox, English actress (born 1974)
- Wesley Snipes, American actor and producer (born 1962)
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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