On this day: July 6

POSTED: 03:10 PM PDT Jun 27, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 05, 2012 

America names it currency, a political party holds its first convention and a first lady, media mogul, rocker, screen scream queen and religious leader are all born, all on this day in history.

OTD July 6 - Venus Williams
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2000: Venus Williams beats her younger sister Serena to reach the Wimbledon final in the first matchup between sisters in a tennis Grand Slam semifinal. Venus went on to beat Lindsay Davenport in the finals.

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