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Today in History: August 1, America gets its MTV
Today in History: July 31, Phelps sets Olympic medal record
Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal
Today in History: July 29, USS Forrestal accident
Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building
Today in History: July 27, Korean War hostilities end
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Today in History: July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law
Today in History: July 25, Tuskegee Syphilis Study exposed
Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon
Today in History: July 23, the 1967 Detroit riot begins
Today in History: July 22, First solo around-the-world flight
Today in History: July 21, verdict reached in Scopes “Monkey Trial”
Today in History: July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon
Today in History: July 19, the Seneca Falls Convention
Today in History: July 18, Nadia’s perfect 10
Today in History: July 17, Disneyland’s opening day
Today in History: July 13, Live Aid concerts
Today in History: July 12, Disco Demolition Night
Today in History: July 11, the fall of Srebrenica
Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II
Today in History: July 9, 14th Amendment ratified
Today in History: July 8, Thai cave rescue
Today in History: July 7, Reagan nominates O’Connor for SCOTUS
Today in History: July 6, Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon
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