1993 - Pete Sampras added a first Wimbledon title to his growing list of credits by winning the latest instalment of his American tennis civil war with Jim Courier. The top seed and world number one marked his country’s Fourth of July celebrations with a 7-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 success, giving him a second Grand Slam title to go with his US Open triumph in 1990. “This victory means just a little bit more,” Sampras said. Sampras, 21, again showed no sign of the shoulder problem which threatened his participation before the championships, his serve and volley game keeping Courier at bay in both first and second set tiebreaks.
Other important events
1776 - American Declaration of Independence is approved in Philadelphia.
1884 - France presents the US with the Statue of Liberty, commemorating the French and American revolutions.
1934 - Hungarian-born American scientist Dr. Leo Szilard patents the nuclear chain-reaction
1938 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player and six-time winner of Wimbledon, dies.
1946 - Republic of the Philippines founded after 47 years of US rule.
1987 - Emirates airline takes delivery of first Airbus 310-300 at Dubai International Airport.
1990 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.
1997 - Pathfinder lands on Mars, the first visit to the planet in more than 20 years.
2005 - The UAE Cabinet approves joining the UN Convention against Corruption.
2007 - Yuriko Koike is sworn in as Japan’s first female defence minister.
