This Day In History — Birthday of Amelia Earhart

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…

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This 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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This 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…

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This 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…

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This 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…

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This 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…

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This 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…

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This 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…

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This 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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