Today in History - July 21 On July 21, 1861, a dry summer Sunday, Union and Confederate troops clashed outside...
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Today in History - July 20 On July 20, 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention convened for a second day. Continue...
Today in History - July 19 On July 19, 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention convened. Heralded as the first American...
Today in History - July 18 John Paul Jones, naval hero of the American Revolution, died in Paris on July...
Today in History - July 17 On July 17, 1754, King’s College opened in New York City. The Anglican academy...
Today in History - July 16 On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act, which stipulated that the president select a...
Today in History - July 15 John J. Pershing, a military commander whose brilliant career earned him the title General...
Today in History - July 14 Novelist Owen Wister was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on July 14, 1860. His 1902...
Today in History - July 13 Frank Sinatra made his recording debut with the Harry James band on July 13,...
Today in History - July 12 Writer, philosopher, and naturalist Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in...
Today in History - July 11 At dawn on the morning of July 11, 1804, political antagonists and personal enemies...
Today in History - July 11 At dawn on the morning of July 11, 1804, political antagonists and personal enemies...
Today in History - July 11 At dawn on the morning of July 11, 1804, political antagonists and personal enemies...
Today in History - July 9 On July 9, 1819, Elias Howe, inventor of the first practical sewing machine, was...
Today in History - July 8 On July 8, 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to its lowest point...
Today in History - July 7 Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, perhaps baseball’s greatest pitcher ever, was born on July 7,...
Today in History - July 6 On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson won the women's singles title at Wimbledon. She...
Today in History - July 5 Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-91) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, on July 5, 1810. Continue...
