Today In History

8 July 1918: American writer and #author Ernest #Hemingway is wounded when he is hit by shrapnel from a #mortar shell on the #Italian front during World War I. He was an 18-year-old #ambulance driver for the American Red Cross during the war. #WWI #historypic.twitter.com/ywbzs5Q6Jp

8 July 1994: Kim Jong-il becomes supreme leadership of #communist North #Korea after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. #history #thugpic.twitter.com/XKFMqbGEwW

8 July 1776: John #Nixon delivers the first public reading of the U.S. Declaration of #Independence, which he does from the steps of the #Pennsylvania State House. #Church bells are rung after he reads the document. #history #Timelesspic.twitter.com/Yq8ww7LEib

8 July 2011: Former U.S. First Lady from 1974-1977 Betty #Ford dies at the age of 93 in Rancho Mirage, #California. She was the first First Lady to announce her battle with #alcoholism and substance abuse. #history #FirstLady #RIPpic.twitter.com/PjhGM9NCXW

8 July 1709: Sweden's Charles XII is defeated by Peter the Great, aka Peter I, of #Russia in the Battle of #Poltava, effectively ending #Sweden as a major European power. #history #OTDpic.twitter.com/nFlJqtfSEe

8 July 1889: The Wall Street Journal is #published for the first time. #WSJ #newspaper #finance #history #OTDpic.twitter.com/x5avbmWJ4H

8 July 1918: American writer and #author Ernest #Hemingway is wounded when he is hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell on the #Italian front during World War I. He was an 18-year-old #ambulance driver for the American Red Cross during the war. #WWI #history #OTDpic.twitter.com/RlxQ2WUbve

8 July 1994: Kim Jong-il becomes supreme leadership of #communist North #Korea after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. #history #OTDpic.twitter.com/5sEKe7WCPx

8 July 1776: John #Nixon delivers the first public reading of the U.S. Declaration of #Independence, which he does from the steps of the #Pennsylvania State House. #Church bells are rung after he reads the document. #history #OTDpic.twitter.com/erH56Hpe2v

8 July 2011: Former U.S. First Lady from 1974-1977 Betty #Ford dies at the age of 93 in Rancho Mirage, #California. She was the first First Lady to announce her battle with #alcoholism and substance abuse. #history #FirstLadypic.twitter.com/E8iM6IWp0d

8 July 1709: Sweden's Charles XII is defeated by Peter the Great, aka Peter I, of #Russia in the Battle of #Poltava, effectively ending #Sweden as a major European power. #historypic.twitter.com/VCVPhcFcua

8 July 1889: The Wall Street Journal is #published for the first time. #WSJ #newspaper #finance #historypic.twitter.com/ZPV97qB47D

8 July 1918: American writer and #author Ernest #Hemingway is wounded when he is hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell on the #Italian front during World War I. He was an 18-year-old #ambulance driver for the American Red Cross during the war. #WWI #historypic.twitter.com/sYvhPZbYLD

8 July 1994: Kim Jong-il becomes supreme leadership of #communist North #Korea after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. #historypic.twitter.com/ki6HRXqolw

8 July 1776: John #Nixon delivers the first public reading of the U.S. Declaration of #Independence, which he does from the steps of the #Pennsylvania State House. #Church bells are rung after he reads the document. #historypic.twitter.com/ximl2zUPHb

7 July 1946: Mother Francesca S. #Cabrini becomes the first U.S. citizen to be #canonized by the Catholic #Church. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of #Jesus. #history #saintpic.twitter.com/vk5S90Px1k

7 July 1985: #German tennis star Boris #Becker becomes the youngest #male to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament when he wins #Wimbledon at the age of 17. #history #tennis #sport #SundayMotivationpic.twitter.com/qyLo7faFRU

7 July 1994: #Amazon.com was founded in #Seattle, Washington by Jeff #Bezos under the name "#Cadabra". The site went online in 1995. #history #internet #Retail #timelesspic.twitter.com/uajmrHzi8g