Today in History: July 14, the storming of the Bastille
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Today is Sunday, July 14, the 195th day of 2026. There are 170 days left in the year.
Today in History: On July 14, 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the ...
Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2026. There are 173 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 11, 1995, the U.N.-designated "safe haven" of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men ...
Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II
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Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2026. There are 174 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe ...
Today in History: July 9, 14th Amendment ratified
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Today in History
Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2026. There are 175 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting ...
Today in History: July 8, Thai cave rescue
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Today in History
Today is Tuesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2025. There are 176 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 8, 2018, divers rescued four of the 12 boys who had been trapped in a flooded cave in northern ...
Today in History: July 7, Reagan nominates O’Connor for the US Supreme Court
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Today in History
Today is Tuesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2026. There are 177 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was ...
Today in History: July 6, Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon
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Today in History
Today is Monday, July 6, the 187th day of 2026. There are 178 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win a Wimbledon ...
Today in History: July 3, Union wins Battle of Gettysburg
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Today in History
Today is Friday, July 3, the 184th day of 2026. There are 181 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 3, 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended ...
Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2026. There are 182 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race, color, ...
Today is Wednesday, July 1, the 182 day of 2026. There are 183 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. Called Dominion Day until 1982, the national holiday is ...
Today is Tuesday, June 30, the 181st day of 2026. There are 184 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his "blood purge" of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as the "Night of the Long Knives."
Also on ...
Today is Monday, June 29, the 180th day of 2026. There are 185 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history: On June 29, 2007, the first version of the iPhone went on sale to the public; over 2.3 billion iPhones have been sold to date.
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In 1520, Montezuma II, the ...
Today is Saturday, June 27, the 178th day of 2026. There are 187 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths.
Also on this date:
In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph ...
Today is Friday, June 26, the 177th day of 2026. There are 188 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 26, 2015, in its 5-4 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country, ruling that state-level bans on same-sex marriage ...
Today in History: June 25, Korean War begins
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Today is Thursday, June 25, the 176th day of 2026. There are 189 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. The conflict would ...
Today in History: June 24, Sally Ride completes historic space shuttle mission
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Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2026. There are 190 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first ...
Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law
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Today is Tuesday, June 23, the 174th day of 2026. There are 191 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments of 1972, including Title ...
Today in History: June 22, Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling
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Today is Monday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2026. There are 192 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 22, 1938, in a rematch that bore the weight of both geopolitical symbolism and African ...
Today is Saturday, June 20, the 171st day of 2026. There are 194 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali's conviction ...
Today is Thursday, June 18, the 169th day of 2026. There are 196 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 18, 1812, the War of 1812 began as the United States Congress approved, and President James Madison signed, a declaration of war against Britain.
Also on this date:
In 1778, ...
