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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This Day In History — Revolution in Egypt
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…
View More This Day In History – “The Land” is FoundedThis Day In History — Jesse James Makes First Plunder
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…
View More This Day In History — Jesse James Makes First PlunderThis Day In History — Man on the Moon
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…
View More This Day In History — Man on the MoonThis Day In History — Women’s Rights Meet and Met
July 19 1848 The first women’s rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York. 1870…
View More This Day In History — Women’s Rights Meet and MetThis Day In History — The Burning of Rome
July 18 64 A great fire began that ultimately destroyed most of Rome. The emperor Nero blamed it on Christians and began the first Roman…
View More This Day In History — The Burning of RomeThis Day In History — The Happiest Place on Earth Opens
July 17 1821 Spain ceded Florida to the United States. 1898 Spain surrendered to the United States at Santiago, Cuba, ending the Spanish-American War. 1917…
View More This Day In History — The Happiest Place on Earth OpensThis Day In History — Lunar Landing
July 16 1790 The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the United States government. 1918 Russia’s Czar Nicholas II and his family…
View More This Day In History — Lunar LandingThis Day In History — International Space Voyage
July 15 1869 Margarine was patented in France by Hippolyte Mege Mouries. 1870 Georgia became the last of the Confederate States to be readmitted to…
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