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Today in History: Friday, July  29, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 29, 1588, the English soundly defeated the Spanish Armada in the Battle…

TMN STAFF July 28 1540 King Henry VIII of England’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. 1750…

TMN STAFF 1861 Union general George B. McClellan was put in command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. 1940 Billboard magazine…

TMN STAFF 1788 New York became the 11th state in the United States. 1847 Liberia became Africa’s first republic. 1908 The Office of the Chief…

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.…

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…

Today in History: Thursday, July  21, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 21, 1925, the Scopes “monkey trial” ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John…

Today in History: Wednesday, July  20, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on…

Today in History: Tuesday, July  19, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 19, 1993, President Bill Clinton announced the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…

Today in History: Monday, July  18, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 18, 1936, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated President Franklin D.…