Associated Press Today in History: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 On July 15, 1948, President Harry S. Truman was nominated for another term by the Democratic…
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Associated Press Today in History: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 On July 14, 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and…
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On July 13, 1967, race-related rioting broke out in Newark, N.J.; 27 people died in four days of violence. 1793 French revolutionary writer Jean Paul…
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Associated Press On July 10, 1940, the Battle of Britain began during World War II as Nazi forces attacked southern England by air. 1832 President…
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Associated Press On July 9, 1947, the engagement of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth, the future queen, to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced. 1776 The Declaration of…
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Associated Press On July 8, 1839, American oilman John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, N.Y. 1663 King Charles II of England granted a charter…
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Associated Press On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the…
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Associated Press On July 6, 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time as teenagers at a church in their native Liverpool,…
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Associated Press On July 3, 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended after three days in a major victory for the North.…
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Associated Press On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first around-the-world…
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