(CNN)- On July 5, 1994, Jeff Bezos and his then-wife, MacKenzie Scott, founded a company called Cadabra. The business was briefly renamed Relentless before becoming Amazon, which launched as an online bookstore. Today, Amazon is valued at more than $2.5 trillion. On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson made history by becoming the first Black player to win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon. She successfully defended her championship the following ye…