Welcome to July.
The Romans called this month September ("seventh") until it was renamed in honor of Julius Caesar -- creator of the Western solar calendar -- by his adoptive son Octavian, who would claim the title Augustus and rename the eighth month for himself, thereby pushing September to its present position as the ninth month. The Romans also believed that if it rained on the first day of July, the entire month would be rainy as well.
In our time July starts this month with Live 8 and the G8 summit. Today, millions of people will gather around the world to end poverty, particularly in Africa, where 30,000 die needlessly every day (go to http://www.live8live.com. Today Venus Williams will win Wimbledon after a gruesome battle against Lindsay Davenport and this weekend America prepares to celebrate its independence and freedom from the British.
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