July 29 1890 Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France. 1958 President Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created…
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This Day In History — Henry VIII’s Fifth
July 28 1540 King Henry VIII of England’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. 1750 The great…
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July 27 1861 Union general George B. McClellan was put in command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. 1940 Bugs Bunny…
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July 26 1788 New York became the 11th state in the United States. 1847 Liberia became Africa’s first republic. 1908 The Office of the Chief…
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July 25 1946 The United States tested the first underwater atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. 1952 Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States.…
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July 24 1847 Brigham Young and the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) arrived at the Great Salt…
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July 23 1829 William Burt patented a forerunner of the typewriter. 1885 Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died at Mount…
View More This Day In History — Revolution in EgyptThis Day In History – “The Land” is Founded
July 22 1796 Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland. 1933 Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world. 1934…
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July 21 1861 Confederate forces won victory at Bull Run in the first major battle of the Civil War. 1873 The first train robbery west…
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July 20 1810 Colombia declared independence from Spain. 1881 Fugitive Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull surrendered to federal troops. 1951 King Abdullah I of Jordan…
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