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Today in History: July 9, Trump chooses Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

Today in History: July 8, The ‘Great Grain Robbery’

Today in History: July 7, first female cadets at West Point

Today in History: July 7, first female cadets at West Point

Today in History: July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia

Today in History: July 6, England’s Richard III is crowned

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Today in History: July 5, Larry Doby become first Black baseball player in American League

40 years ago: The Beach Boys’ Fourth of July concert on the National Mall was canceled

Today in History: July 3, Union wins pivotal Civil War Battle of Gettysburg

Today in History: July 2, Amelia Earhart disappears attempting round-the-world flight

Today in History: July 1, Medicare program takes effect

Today in History: June 30, ERA expires

Today in History: June 29, first trans-Pacific flight

Today in History: June 28, Treaty of Versailles is signed

Today in History: June 27, Thurgood Marshall retires

Today in History: June 26, first Harry Potter book published

Today in History: June 25, Anne Frank’s diary published

Today in History: June 24, Cabot spots North America

Today in History: June 23, Nasser elected Egypt’s president

Today in History: June 22, Operation Barbarossa begins

Vinyl LP turns 75: Revolutionized how music was recorded, packaged, listened to

Today in History: June 21, Constitution goes into effect

Today in History: June 20, Victoria takes the throne

Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act