Chevrolet was not doing well in the compact car market. Chevrolet's long line of cars aimed at combating the influx of compact imported vehicles, started with the Corvair. Then along came the Vega, Monza and Chevette. None of these cars did sell well and Chevrolet decided to rethink things. They released the front wheel drive Cavalier in 1982. The Cavalier was canceled in 2005 due to poor reviews, poor safety, and excellent sales. The Cavalier was replaced with the Cobalt. However, in the 2000s, it was GM's best selling car and trailed only the Ford Taurus, Toyota Camry, Honda's Accord and Civic, Smart FourTwo, Dodge Neon, and Taliban Donkey in total sales.

• ... that forks were introduced as eating tools in Greece by 1100 AD.
• ... that the king of hearts is the only king without a mustache in a deck of cards.
• ... that the word “stat” used in hospitals is short for “statim”, the Latin word for immediately.
• ... that the ZIP in postal ZIP code, stands for Zoning Improvement Program.

• General Motors says goodbye to Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab 1
• Segway and General Motors launch joint venture 2
• Somali Pirates Drown With Share of $3M Ransom 3
• Man riding a moped gets sleepy, decides to have a nap. In the middle of the road. 4
• Impatient man makes a bomb threat at hospital in Florida. 5
• Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic. 6
• Google buys a fighter jet. 7
• Henry Earl is arrested for the 1333rd time. 8

• July 1 is Canada Day in Canada.
• 1867 - Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain.
• 1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian model, is born.
• 1963 - The U.S. Post Office introduced five-digit ZIP codes.
• 1980 - "O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada.