August 01 1790 The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of 3,929,214 people. 1876 Colorado became the 38th state in the United States.…
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This Day In History — The Birth of J. K. Rowling
July 31 1498 Columbus arrived at the island of Trinidad. 1777 The Marquis de Lafayette became a major-general in the American Continental Army. 1790 The…
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July 30 1619 The first legislative assembly in English North America convened in Jamestown, Va. 1729 The U.S. city of Baltimore was founded. 1932 The…
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July 29 1890 Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France. 1958 President Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created…
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July 28 1540 King Henry VIII of England’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. 1750 The great…
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Courtesy of Fort Hays State University Sports Information HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team will hold walk-on tryouts on Thursday, August 23…
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July 27 1861 Union general George B. McClellan was put in command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. 1940 Bugs Bunny…
View More This Day In History — Lance Armstrong won his fifth straight Tour de FranceThis Day In History — New York became the 11th State in the United States
July 26 1788 New York became the 11th state in the United States. 1847 Liberia became Africa’s first republic. 1908 The Office of the Chief…
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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.…
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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 Lake.…
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