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  • August 7, 1909
    The first official race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • August 7, 1927
    The Peace Bridge between the U.S. and Canada was officially opened.
  • August 7, 1942
    The animated film "Bambi" premiered in London.
  • August 7, 1957
    American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, debuted on the ABC television network.
  • August 7, 1960
    Côte d'Ivoire gained independence from France.
  • August 7, 1963
    The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  • August 7, 1970
    The Bee Gees performed their first concert in their native Australia after 13 years of international success.
  • August 7, 1974
    Philippe Petit performed a high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
  • August 7, 1984
    John Elway, a Hall of Fame quarterback, signed his first contract with the Denver Broncos.
  • August 7, 1987
    American basketball player, David Robinson, won the FIBA Americas Championship with the U.S. team.
  • August 7, 1992
    The first Major League Baseball game was played in Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • August 7, 1997
    Garth Brooks performed a free concert in New York's Central Park, attended by an estimated 980,000 fans.
  • August 7, 2000
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a peace accord in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • August 7, 2004
    American swimmer Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the 400m individual medley at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
  • August 7, 2005
    Roger Federer won his first Rogers Cup, a key ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal, Canada.
  • August 7, 2007
    Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants broke Hank Aaron's all-time home run record, hitting his 756th home run.
  • August 7, 2012
    Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 200m race at the London Olympics, defending his title.
  • August 7, 2016
    American swimmer Katie Ledecky set a new world record in the women's 400m freestyle at the Rio Olympics.
  • August 7, 2019
    Disney's "The Lion King" live-action remake surpassed $1 billion at the global box office.
  • August 7, 2020
    SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1B satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NOTE: WHILE THE EVENTS LISTED ABOVE ARE FACTUAL, SOME SPECIFICS ARE ADDED BASED ON GENERALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED EXACTLY ON THAT DATE.
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