Editing SPOILER: Timeline Updates (section)

===July===
*	July 6 - The International Olympic Committee award the 2012 Olympic Games to London, defeating the favorite Paris in the final round.
*	July 7 - Four explosions rock the transport network in London, with three explosions reported on the London Underground and one on a bus. Over 50 deaths were reported, and over 200 injured. Al-Qaeda admits to the killing of Egypt's Ambassador, Ihab al-Sherif.
*	July 10 - Hurricane Dennis strikes near Navarre Beach, Florida as a Category 3 storm killing 10 people, after killing over 50 people in the Caribbean. Dennis caused 2-5 billion dollars damage in the United States.
*	July 16 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince released.
*	July 19 - President Bush nominates Appeals Court Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to the United States Supreme Court, following the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor.
*	July 21 - A terrorist attack on London, similar to the July 7 attacks, includes 4 attempted bomb attacks on 3 Underground trains and a London bus. The bombs failed to explode properly, and only one injury was reported.
*	July 24 - Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight Tour de France before his scheduled retirement.
*	July 26 - Launch for Space Shuttle Discovery return to flight mission STS-114. This is the first Space Shuttle flight in nearly two and a half years since the breakup of Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.