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Today in history

On July 29, 1967, USS Forrestal accident kills 134

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, July 29, the 211th day of 2024. There are 155 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed ...

July 27, Korean War hostilities end

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, July 27, the 209th day of 2024. There are 157 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an ...

July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law

By The Associated Press undefined Today is Friday, July 26, the 208th day of 2024. There are 158 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA, prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Also ...

Today in History: July 25, Tuskegee Syphilis Study exposed

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, July 25, the 207th day of 2024. There are 159 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 25, 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, ...

July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 206th day of 2024. There are 160 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the ...

Today in History: July 22, First solo around-the-world flight

By The Associated Press undefined Today is Monday, July 22, the 204th day of 2024. There are 162 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 22, 1933, Aviator Wiley Post landed at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in ...