THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1588 – THE SPANISH ARMADA IS SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF ENGLAND — 8 HOURS LATER, THE BRITS HAD WON 1890 – ARTIST VINCENT VAN GOGH DIED OF SUICIDE – A
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Friday – July 26, 2019
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1775 – THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE POSTAL SYSTEM, BEN FRANKLIN IS POSTMASTER 1788 – NEW YORK BECOMES THE 11TH STATE IN THE UNION 1920 – THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1865 – WILLIAM BOOTH FOUNDED THE SALVATION ARMY 1868 – THE 14TH AMENDMENT IS RATIFIED, GRANTING CITIZENSHIP TO AFRICAN AMERICANS 1995 – ALAN HALE AND THOMAS BOPP DISCOVERED A NEW COMET
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1796 – GENERAL MOSES CLEVELAND FOUNDED THE CITY OF MOSES, OHIO — WRONG! CLEVELAND! 1933 – WILEY POST FLEW SOLO AROUND THE WORLD IN LESS THAN 8 DAYS 1934 – JOHN
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1799 – THE ROSETTA STONE IS FOUND IN EGYPT — IT HELPED TRANSLATE HIEROGLYPHICS INTO GREEK 1848 – THE VERY FIRST WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVENTION IS HELD IN SENECA FALLS, NY 1941
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 64 – THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME BEGINS – IT WOULD DESTROY MOST OF THE CITY – NERO BLAMED CHRISTIANS 1925 – THE FIRST EDITION OF HITLER’S ‘MEIN KAMPF’ IS PUBLISHED
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1821 – SPAIN CEDED FLORIDA TO THE U.S. 1941 – JOE DIMAGGIO’S 56-GAME HITTING STREAK CAME TO AN END 1955 – DISNEYLAND OPENED 1960 – IN A MOSCOW COURT, AMERICAN PILOT
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1869 – MARGARINE WAS PATENTED IN FRANCE 1870 – GEORGIA WAS REINSTATED IN THE UNION — THE LAST CONFEDERATE STATE TO BE RE-ADMITTED 1901 – 70,000+ STEELWORKERS GO ON STRIKE IN
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MSNBC PITCHES WILD CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA SUMMIT — WE DEBUNK IT.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1804 – FORMER VP AARON BURR FATALLY WOUNDED ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN A DUEL – HAMILTON WOULD DIE THE NEXT DAY 1914 – BABE RUTH MADE HIS PRO BASEBALL DEBUT AS A
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