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It's the day singers Steve Lawrence, Bill Eckstine, Toby Keith and Raffi took their first breaths. Elvis's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear," and Nat Cole's "Mona Lisa' were #1, Hank Ballard recorded "The Twist" and the Everly Brothers waxed "Lucille." Taking their very final bows were actors Ernest Borgnine, Howard Duff and June Allyson, and comedian Phil Foster. See all the milestones for July 8th INSIDE.

It's the date of birth for pop music's Mary Ford, Bobby Ocean, Ringo Starr and Doc Severinsen. Johnny Cash enlisted in the Air Force, the Doors' "Light My Fire" was #1, Ryan's Hope began its 14 year run on ABC-TV, and memorable OTR shows 'Escape' and 'Dragnet' debuted. Among those departing forever July 7th were Bill Cullen, sportscaster Jerry Doggett, and Jeff Smith the 'Frugal Gourmet.' Other milestones for the date INSIDE.

Len Thuesen and Diane Demers from K-Lite Days in Edmonton in 1988

Facebook conducted a study during one week in 2012 to test how lowering the number of positive or negative posts in news feeds could prompt users to post more positive or negative content. As part of the study, Facebook clandestinely changed the mix in the news feeds of about 700 000 users.