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Today in History: Friday, July  15, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 15, 1948, President Harry S. Truman was nominated for another term by…

Today in History: Thursday, July  14, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 14, 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille…

Today in History: Wednesday, July  13, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 13, 1967, race-related rioting broke out in Newark, N.J.; 27 people died…

Today in History: Tuesday, July  12, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale named New York Congresswoman…

Today in History: Monday, July  11, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 11, 2006, eight bombs hit the commuter rail network during evening rush…

Today in History: Friday, July  08, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 8, 1839, American oilman John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, N.Y.…

Today in History: Friday, July  01, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On July 1, 1966, the Medicare federal insurance program went into effect. AP Photo…

Today in History: Thursday, June  30, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler began his “blood purge” of political and military…

Today in History: Wednesday, June  29, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 29, 1776, the Virginia state constitution was adopted. On this date in:…

ASSOCIATED PRESS Today in History: Tuesday, June  28, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia,…