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Voting 5 to 4, the Supreme Court declared that public school systems cannot seek integration through measures that take explicit account of a student’s race.
James E. Cayne, Bear Stearns’ chief, has seen the firm’s carefully honed reputation suffer from the near collapse of two hedge funds.
What happens if a company decides to run roughshod over the contract? Will the courts protect the bondholders?
Another company will replace the Circle Line, which has provided ferry service to the Statue of Liberty for more than half a century.
Apple and AT&T defended a decision not to use a faster but more limited network for the phone’s wireless Internet connection.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 27, 2007, covering June 29, 2007.
Toby Keith
Fabolous
Paul McCartney
Maroon 5
T-Pain
2007Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (born 1930)[†]
Fred Thomas Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and novels.
2007Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (born 1943)[†]
Joel Steven Siegel was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. The winner of multiple Emmy Awards, Siegel also worked as a radio disc jockey and an advertising copywriter.
2007Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.[†]
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the company was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. the following year. It was renamed Apple Inc. in 2007 as the company had expanded its focus from computers to consumer electronics. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue, with US$391.04 billion in the 2024 fiscal year.
In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[†]