Historical events occurring on July 6 and July 7

On July 6, notable events included the arrival of the British airship R-34 in New York in 1919 and the beginning of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. Famous figures such as William Faulkner and Louis Armstrong died on this date, while Ehud Barak was sworn in as Israel's prime minister in 1999. In 2013, a major train derailment and explosion occurred in Lac Megantic, Quebec. July 7 saw the 1898 U.S. annexation of Hawaii and the 1994 end of the Yemeni Civil War with the capture of Aden. In 1998, Nigerian political detainee Moshood Abiola died, triggering civil unrest. A Florida jury ruled against the tobacco industry in 1999, and in 2005, four suicide bombers killed 52 people on the London transport system. Other milestones include Sandra Day O'Connor's 1981 Supreme Court nomination and Michael Phelps's 2004 world record swim.