Historical Events for 7th August 2024

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1927 - Peace Bridge over the Niagara River between US and Canada dedicated to commemorate 100 years of peace between the two countries
1956 - Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die
1961 - Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts USSR economy will surpass US
1983 - Grete Waitz of Norway wins inaugural women's marathon at the 1st world athletics championships in Helsinki, Finland
1985 - Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts
1988 - Future Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye wins his 4,000th career race aboard 2-year-old filly Fawn and Hahn in the 4th race at Del Mar
2000 - Los Angeles Lakers announce retirement of former star player and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Jerry West; name Mitch Kupchak to succeed him
2010 - Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
2012 - 200,000 people are evacuated from Shanghai in anticipation of Typhoon Haikui
2019 - Largest single-state immigration raid in Mississippi as nearly 700 people arrested

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