Historical Events
Historic Publication
"Eclipse" 3rd book in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight Saga" is published by Little Brown - initial print run 1 million copies
Stephenie Meyer
Baseball Record
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to break Hank Aaron's long-standing MLB record
Barry Bonds
Famous Deaths
- Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b. 1919)
- Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director and producer. (b. 1917)
- Hal Fishman, Los Angeles based local news anchor. (b. 1931)