Take a look back at the events that marked the month of July 2023.
The Meta – Threads logo is being displayed on a smartphone with Threads visible in the background, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, on December 2, 2023. (Photo illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) 
NANTERRE, FRANCE – JUNE 11: Sir Elton John performs during his « Farewell Yellow Brick Road » tour at U Arena on June 11, 2022 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns) 
SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members and Supporters walks the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike on Day 2 at the Paramount Pictures Studio on July 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16. Winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia embrace after the trophy presentations after their Gentlemen’s Singles Final match on Centre Court during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon on July 16, 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) 
ISTANBUL, TURKIYE – AUGUST 18: An aerial view of the container ship, named Joseph Schulte, which set sail from Ukraine’s Odesa port earlier this week, reaches the Istanbul Strait in Istanbul, Turkiye on August 18, 2023. The Hong Kong-flagged vessel entered the Istanbul Strait through the Black Sea at 06.10 a.m. local time (0310GMT). The container-laden vessel will anchor at Istanbul’s Ambarli port. On July 17, Russia suspended its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, which it signed last July along with Turkiye, the UN, and Ukraine to resume grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports paused after the Russia-Ukraine war began in February (Photo by Osman Bakir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 12: Fans gather for the European premiere of ‘Barbie’ at the Cineworld Leicester Square in London, United Kingdom on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 23: Tour de France 2023 winner, yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Jumbo – Visma celebrates during the podium ceremony following stage twenty-one, last and final stage of the 110th Tour de France 2023, a 115km stage from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees / #UCIWT / on July 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) 
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 24: A worker removes letters from the Twitter sign that is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on July 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Workers began removing the letters from the sign outside Twitter headquarters less than 24 hours after CEO Elon Musk officially rebranded Twitter as « X » and has changed its iconic bird logo, the biggest change he has made since taking over the social media platform. San Francisco police halted the sign removal shortly after it began. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) 
dpatop – 27 July 2023, Greece, Gennadi: Aerial photos from the village of Gennadi show the traces of the fire. But they also show the result of firefighting by firefighters and volunteers, the houses have suffered little damage. On the resort island of Rhodes, the situation is much better than in previous days, a spokesman for the Greek fire department told Greek state television on Thursday. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa (Photo by Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images) 
FUKUOKA, JAPAN – JULY 29: Katie Ledecky of Team United States celebrates winning gold in the in the Women’s 800m Freestyle Final on day seven of the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A on July 29, 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) 
PAU, FRANCE – JULY 30: (L-R) Final overall winner Demi Vollering of The Netherlands and Team SD Worx – Protime – Yellow leader jersey and Gretel Coorevits of Belgium Team, Manager of communications react after the 2nd Tour de France Femmes 2023, Stage 8 a 22.6km individual time trial stage from Pau to Pau / #UCIWWT / on July 30, 2023 in Pau, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)