2007
June 26th, 2007 Newt Gingrich former Speaker of the House from Georgia announces his candidacy for President. Gingrich runs a campaign targeted at Republicans who still supported the measures from the "Contract with America". Gingrich talked big on more tax cuts for small businesses, anti-crime legislation, National Security legislation, and some balancing of the budget.
July 4th, 2007 The International Olympic Committee awards Pyeongchang, South Korea the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
July 7th, 2007 Citing major financial issues John McCain suspends his campaign for President but withholds from endorsing any remaining candidates.
July 11th, 2007 Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts introduces the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment to the Senate Defense Reauthorization bill in order to pull bipartisan support to avoid a filibuster. From the moment of it's introduction to the Senate the amendment holds 44 cosponsors including 4 Republicans.
July 14th, 2007 Jim Gilmore former Governor of Virginia drops out of the Presidential race.
July 19th, 2007 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.
July 21st, 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney serves as acting president for a few hours while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure under sedation.
July 27th, 2007 Bumblebee, directed by Alex Kurtzman and produced by Steven Spielberg was the first film in the "Transformers film series". The movie takes place during the 80's and it mainly about the robot/car Bumblebee and his human friend Spike played by Anton Yelchin. The movie is praised by fans of the television and comics series for adhering closely to the lore of Transformers. The movie brought in a $509.7 million box office on a budget of $150–200 million. The movie had a good reception especially internationally and spawned immediate sequel discussion.
July 4th, 2007 The International Olympic Committee awards Pyeongchang, South Korea the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
July 7th, 2007 Citing major financial issues John McCain suspends his campaign for President but withholds from endorsing any remaining candidates.
July 11th, 2007 Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts introduces the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment to the Senate Defense Reauthorization bill in order to pull bipartisan support to avoid a filibuster. From the moment of it's introduction to the Senate the amendment holds 44 cosponsors including 4 Republicans.
July 14th, 2007 Jim Gilmore former Governor of Virginia drops out of the Presidential race.
July 19th, 2007 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.
July 21st, 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney serves as acting president for a few hours while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure under sedation.
July 27th, 2007 Bumblebee, directed by Alex Kurtzman and produced by Steven Spielberg was the first film in the "Transformers film series". The movie takes place during the 80's and it mainly about the robot/car Bumblebee and his human friend Spike played by Anton Yelchin. The movie is praised by fans of the television and comics series for adhering closely to the lore of Transformers. The movie brought in a $509.7 million box office on a budget of $150–200 million. The movie had a good reception especially internationally and spawned immediate sequel discussion.