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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,…

Today in History: Monday, June  27, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 27, 1950, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling on member…

Today in History: Friday, June  24, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between…

Today in History: Thursday, June  23, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R.…

ASSOCIATED PRESS Today in History: Wednesday, June  22, 2016 AP Highlight in History: On June 22, 1911, Britain’s King George V was crowned at Westminster…

Today is Tuesday June 21, the 171st day of 2016. There are 193 days left in the year. This is Father’s Day.   1527 Italian…