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 the average ball point pen can write a line approximately 2 miles long.
• ... that morphine is named after the Greek god of sleep.
• ... that a bag of 1,000 quarters weighs 13.42 lbs.
• ... that the distance from the surface of the Earth to its core is 3,959 miles.

• 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 29:
• 1588 - The English soundly defeated the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines.
• 1914 - Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
• 1953 - Gary Lee Weinrib (Geddy Lee), Canadian bassist and singer (Rush), is born.
• 1957 - Jack Paar made his debut as host of NBC's "Tonight" show.