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July 7·Every year

World Chocolate Day

Marks the date chocolate was introduced to Europe in 1550. Belgium, Switzerland, and Ghana — the growers, the makers, and the marketers — all have reason to celebrate.

Category: Food
Observed in: United KingdomBelgiumSwitzerlandGhanaFrance

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Notable · 2016

A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, killing five of them and injuring nine others, before being killed by a bomb attached to a police robot.