July 8, 1889 (137 years ago)
•The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.

July 8, 1969 (57 years ago)
•IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer.

July 8, 1970 (56 years ago)
•Richard Nixon delivers special congressional message enunciating Native American Self-Determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination Act.