July 31 - This Day in History

July 31: General Interest
1975: Jimmy Hoffa disappears

On July 31, 1975, James Riddle Hoffa, one of the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century, disappears in Detroit, Michigan, never to be heard from again. Though he is popularly believed to have been the victim of a Mafia hit... read more


American Revolution
1777 : Marquis de Lafayette becomes a major-general without pay
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marquis-de-lafayette-becomes-a-major-general-without-pay


Automotive
1916 : "First Lady" of NASCAR Louise Smith born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-lady-of-nascar-louise-smith-born


Civil War
1816 : Union General George Thomas is born in Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-h-thomas-is-born-in-virginia


Cold War
1953 : Senator Robert A. Taft dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senator-robert-a-taft-dies


Crime
1975 : Jimmy Hoffa vanishes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-hoffa-vanishes


Disaster
1715 : Hurricane sinks Spanish treasure ships
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-sinks-spanish-treasure-ships


General Interest
1556 : Ignatius of Loyola dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ignatius-of-loyola-dies

1945 : Fugitive Vichy leader surrenders in Austria
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fugitive-vichy-leader-surrenders-in-austria

1964 : Ranger 7 photographs moon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iranger-7i-photographs-moon


Hollywood
1965 : J.K. Rowling born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jk-rowling-born


Literary
1703 : Daniel Defoe is put in the pillory
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daniel-defoe-is-put-in-the-pillory


Music
1923 : Ahmet Ertegun is born in Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ahmet-ertegun-is-born-in-istanbul-turkey


Old West
1937 : Apache scout Martine dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apache-scout-martine-dies


Presidential
1875 : Former President Andrew Johnson dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-president-andrew-johnson-dies


Sports
1990 : Nolan Ryan wins 300th game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nolan-ryan-wins-300th-game


Vietnam War
1964 : Agreement on conduct of war
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/agreement-on-conduct-of-war

1972 : Hanoi claims that U.S. bombers have struck dikes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hanoi-claims-that-us-bombers-have-struck-dikes


World War I
1917 : Third Battle of Ypres begins in Flanders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-battle-of-ypres-begins-in-flanders


World War II
1941 : Goering orders Heydrich to prepare for the Final Solution
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/goering-orders-heydrich-to-prepare-for-the-final-solution

July 30 - This Day in History

July 30 : General Interest
1965: Johnson signs Medicare into law

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare, a health insurance program for elderly Americans, into law. At the bill-signing ceremony, which took place at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri... read more


American Revolution
1780 : Isaac Shelby takes Fort Thicketty, South Carolina
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/isaac-shelby-takes-fort-thicketty-south-carolina


Automotive
2003 : Last classic VW Beetle rolls off the line
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-classic-vw-beetle-rolls-off-the-line


Civil War
1864 : Union forces stopped at the Battle of the Crater
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-crater


Cold War
1975 : Summit meeting in Helsinki begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/summit-meeting-in-helsinki-begins


Crime
1994 : Man charged in murder of Megan Kanka
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/man-charged-in-murder-of-megan-kanka


Disaster
1971 : Fighter jet collides with passenger plane
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighter-jet-collides-with-passenger-plane


General Interest
1619 : First legislative assembly in America
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-legislative-assembly-in-america

1898 : Henry Moore born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-moore-born

1945 : USS Indianapolis bombed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uss-indianapolis-bombed

1966 : England wins World Cup
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/england-wins-world-cup

1974 : Watergate affair approaches climax
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/watergate-affair-approaches-climax


Hollywood
1999 : Blair Witch Project released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blair-witch-project-released


Literary
1818 : Emily Bronte's birthday
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/emily-brontes-birthday


Music
1966 : The Troggs take their signature hit, "Wild Thing," to #1
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-troggs-take-their-signature-hit-quotwild-thingquot-to-1


Old West
1863 : Chief Pocatello signs peace treaty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chief-pocatello-signs-peace-treaty


Presidential
1956 : President Eisenhower signs "In God We Trust" into law
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-eisenhower-signs-in-god-we-trust-into-law


Sports
1976 : Bruce Jenner wins decathlon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bruce-jenner-wins-decathlon


Vietnam War
1964 : South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-boats-raid-islands-in-the-tonkin-gulf

1969 : Nixon visits South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-visits-south-vietnam


World War I
1915 : Battle of Hooge
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-hooge


World War II
1943 : Hitler gets news of Italy's imminent defection
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-gets-news-of-italys-imminent-defection

July 29 - This Day in History

July 29 : General Interest
1958: NASA created

On this day in 1958, the U.S. Congress passes legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America's activities in space... read more


American Revolution
1778 : French navy contacts Continentals
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-navy-contacts-continentals


Automotive
1909 : General Motors buys Cadillac
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-motors-buys-cadillac


Civil War
1862 : Confederate spy Belle Boyd is captured
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belle-boyd-is-captured


Cold War
1958 : NASA established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nasa-established


Crime
1976 : Son of Sam terrorizes New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/son-of-sam-terrorizes-new-york


Disaster
1967 : Rocket causes deadly fire on aircraft carrier
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rocket-causes-deadly-fire-on-aircraft-carrier


General Interest
1588 : Spanish Armada defeated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-armada-defeated

1848 : Tipperary Revolt ends in failure
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tipperary-revolt-ends-in-failure

1900 : Italian American assassinates Italian king
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-american-assassinates-italian-king

1981 : Prince Charles marries Lady Diana
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prince-charles-marries-lady-diana


Hollywood
2000 : Hollywood golden couple weds
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hollywood-golden-couple-weds


Literary
1965 : Chang-Rae Lee's birthday
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chang-rae-lees-birthday


Music
1967 : The Doors score their first #1 hit with "Light My Fire"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-doors-score-their-first-1-hit-with-quotlight-my-firequot


Old West
1776 : Escalante and Dominguez begin expedition
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/escalante-and-dominguez-begin-expedition


Presidential
1958 : President Eisenhower authorizes creation of NASA
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-eisenhower-authorizes-creation-of-nasa


Sports
1996 : Carl Lewis wins fourth consecutive long jump at 35
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carl-lewis-wins-fourth-consecutive-long-jump-at-35


Vietnam War
1965 : 101st Airborne Division arrives in Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/101st-airborne-division-arrives-in-vietnam

1967 : Fire ravages U.S. carrier off Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fire-ravages-us-carrier-off-vietnam

1972 : Former U.S. Attorney General visits North Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-us-attorney-general-visits-north-vietnam


World War I
1914 : Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Czar Nicholas of Russia exchange telegrams
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kaiser-wilhelm-of-germany-and-czar-nicholas-of-russia-exchange-telegrams


World War II
1945 : Japanese sink the USS Indianapolis
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-sink-the-uss-iindianapolisi

July 28 - This Day in History

July 28: General Interest
1868: 14th Amendment adopted

Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all its privileges, is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution... read more.


American Revolution
1776 : Sargent and Hutchinson arrive at Horn's Hook, New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sargent-and-hutchinson-arrive-at-horns-hook-new-york


Automotive
1935 : Tazio Nuvolari triumphs over Germans at the Nurburgring
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tazio-nuvolari-triumphs-over-germans-at-the-nurburgring


Civil War
1864 : Battle of Ezra Church begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-ezra-church-begins


Cold War
1945 : U.S. Senate approves United Nations charter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-senate-approves-united-nations-charter


Crime
1990 : A soft drink containing liquid cocaine sickens an unsuspecting drinker
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-soft-drink-containing-liquid-cocaine-sickens-an-unsuspecting-drinker


Disaster
1945 : Plane crashes into Empire State Building
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-empire-state-building


General Interest
1932 : Bonus Marchers evicted by U.S. Army
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bonus-marchers-evicted-by-us-army

1976 : Worst modern earthquake
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worst-modern-earthquake


Hollywood
1978 : Animal House released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/animal-house-released


Literary
1814 : Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin elope to France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/percy-bysshe-shelley-and-mary-wollstonecraft-godwin-elope-to-france


Music
1901 : Rudy Vallée is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rudy-valleacutee-is-born


Old West
1923 : Indian agent James McLaughlin dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indian-agent-james-mclaughlin-dies


Presidential
1929 : Future first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/future-first-lady-jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-is-born


Sports
1991 : Dennis Martinez pitches perfect game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dennis-martinez-pitches-perfect-game


Vietnam War
1965 : Johnson announces more troops to Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-announces-more-troops-to-vietnam

1972 : CIA reports minor damage done to North Vietnam's dikes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cia-reports-minor-damage-done-to-north-vietnams-dikes


World War I
1914 : Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austria-hungary-declares-war-on-serbia


World War II
1943 : Hamburg suffers a firestorm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hamburg-suffers-a-firestorm

July 27 - This Day in History

July 27: General Interest
1974: House begins impeachment of Nixon

On this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommends that America's 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed from office. The impeachment proceedings resulted from a series of political scandals involving the Nixon administration that came to be collectively known as Watergate... read more.


American Revolution
1776 : Silas Deane writes Congress of success
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silas-deane-writes-congress-of-success


Automotive
1990 : Last Citroen 2CV rolls off the line in Portugal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-citroen-2cv-rolls-off-the-line-in-portugal


Civil War
1863 : Ardent secessionist William Lowndes Yancey dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-lowndes-yancey-dies


Cold War
1953 : Armistice ends the Korean War
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/armistice-ends-the-korean-war


Crime
1981 : Adam Walsh is abducted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adam-walsh-is-abducted


Disaster
2002 : Fighter jet crashes into crowd at air show
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighter-jet-crashes-into-crowd-at-air-show


General Interest
1794 : Robespierre overthrown in France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france

1921 : Insulin isolated in Toronto
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/insulin-isolated-in-toronto

1949 : First jet makes test flight
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-jet-makes-test-flight

1980 : Ousted shah of Iran dies in exile
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ousted-shah-of-iran-dies-in-exile

1996 : Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bombing-at-centennial-olympic-park


Hollywood
2003 : Bob Hope dies at 100
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-hope-dies-at-100


Literary
1916 : Elizabeth Hardwick is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elizabeth-hardwick-is-born


Music
1991 : Natalie Cole's Unforgettable: With Love goes to #1
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/natalie-coles-unforgettable-with-love-goes-to-1


Old West
1806 : Meriwether Lewis shoots Blackfoot Indian
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-shoots-blackfoot-indian


Presidential
1974 : Nixon charged with first of three articles of impeachment
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-charged-with-first-of-three-articles-of-impeachment


Sports
1993 : Reggie Lewis dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reggie-lewis-dies


Vietnam War
1964 : Pentagon announces 5,000 more troops to Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pentagon-announces-5000-more-troops-to-vietnam

1965 : U.S. jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-attack-new-north-vietnamese-air-defense-sites


World War I
1916 : Germans execute British seaman Captain Charles Fryatt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-execute-british-seaman-captain-charles-fryatt


World War II
1943 : Stalin issues Order No. 227-outlawing cowards
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stalin-issues-order-no-227-outlawing-cowards

July 26 - This Day in History

July 26 : General Interest
1775: U.S. postal system established

On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects... read more


American Revolution
1775 : Congress establishes U.S. Post Office
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-establishes-us-post-office


Automotive
1998 : Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-race-fans-killed-at-michigan-speedway


Civil War
1863 : Confederate leader John Hunt Morgan captured
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-hunt-morgan-is-captured


Cold War
1947 : Truman signs the National Security Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-signs-the-national-security-act


Crime
1984 : Real-life Psycho Ed Gein dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/real-life-psycho-ed-gein-dies


Disaster
1931 : Grasshoppers bring ruin to Midwest
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grasshoppers-bring-ruin-to-midwest


General Interest
1847 : Liberian independence proclaimed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberian-independence-proclaimed

1908 : FBI founded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fbi-founded

1945 : Winston Churchill resigns
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winston-churchill-tenders-resignation

1956 : Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/egypt-nationalizes-the-suez-canal


Hollywood
1943 : Entertainer Mick Jagger born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/entertainer-mick-jagger-born


Literary
1942 : William Faulkner begins a screenwriting stint
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-faulkner-begins-a-screenwriting-stint


Music
1975 : Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is the #1 song in America
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-mccoys-quotthe-hustlequot-is-the-1-song-in-america


Old West
1878 : Officer Wyatt Earp fatally wounds cowboy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/officer-wyatt-earp-fatally-wounds-cowboy


Presidential
1797 : John Quincy Adams marries Louisa Johnson
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-quincy-adams-marries-louisa-johnson


Sports
1952 : Bob Mathias wins second Olympic decathlon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-mathias-wins-second-olympic-decathlon


Vietnam War
1968 : South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-opposition-leader-tried-and-sentenced

1972 : South Vietnamese troops raise flag over Quang Tri
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-troops-raise-flag-over-quang-tri


World War I
1916 : Australians battle Germans at Pozieres
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/australians-battle-germans-at-pozieres


World War II
1941 : United States freezes Japanese assets
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-freezes-japanese-assets

July 25 - This Day in History

July 25 : General Interest
1978: World's first "test tube baby" born

On this day in 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world's first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown. The healthy baby was delivered shortly before midnight by... read more


American Revolution
1780 : General Gates takes command of the southern arm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-gates-takes-command-of-the-southern-army


Automotive
1941 : Henry Ford writes fan letter to Mahatma Gandhi
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-writes-fan-letter-to-mahatma-gandhi


Civil War
1861 : Congress passes Crittenden-Johnson Resolution
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-crittenden-johnson-resolution


Cold War
1969 : The Nixon Doctrine is announced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-nixon-doctrine-is-announced


Crime
1853 : Head of frontier bandit placed on display
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/head-of-frontier-bandit-placed-on-display

1988 : A young man turns the death of his parents into a game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-young-man-turns-the-death-of-his-parents-into-a-game


Disaster
2000 : Concorde jet crashes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/concorde-jet-crashes


General Interest
1832 : The first railroad accident
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-railroad-accident

1898 : Puerto Rico invaded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/puerto-rico-invaded

1956 : Ships collide off Nantucket
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ships-collide-off-nantucket

1965 : Dylan appears at Newport Folk Fest
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dylan-appears-at-newport-folk-fest


Hollywood
1985 : Rock Hudson announces he has AIDS
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rock-hudson-announces-he-has-aids


Literary
1897 : Jack London sails for the Klondike
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-london-sails-for-the-klondike


Music
1965 : Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dylan-goes-electric-at-the-newport-folk-festival


Old West
1853 : California Rangers kill Joaquin Murrieta
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-rangers-kill-joaquin-murrieta


Presidential
1945 : Truman drops hint to Stalin about a terrible new weapon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-drops-hint-to-stalin-about-a-terrible-new-weapon


Sports
1992 : Opening of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/opening-of-the-xxv-olympiad-in-barcelona


Vietnam War
1964 : Joint Chiefs propose air strikes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joint-chiefs-propose-air-strikes

1969 : Nixon announces new doctrine
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-new-doctrine


World War I
1917 : Mata Hari sentenced to die
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mata-hari-sentenced-to-die


World War II
1943 : Mussolini falls from power
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-falls-from-power

July 24 - This Day in History

July 24 : General Interest
1911: Machu Picchu discovered

On July 24, 1911, American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of the world's top tourist destinations... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Hancock scolds Schuyler
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hancock-scolds-schuyler


Automotive
1998 : Bidding starts on South Korea's Kia Motors Corp.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bidding-starts-on-south-koreas-kia-motors-corp


Civil War
1864 : Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kernstown-virginia


Cold War
1959 : Nixon and Khrushchev have a "kitchen debate"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-and-khrushchev-have-a-kitchen-debate


Crime
1984 : A nine-year-old's murder puts an innocent man in jail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-nine-year-olds-murder-puts-an-innocent-man-in-jail


Disaster
1915 : Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hundreds-drown-in-eastland-disaster


General Interest
1567 : Mary Queen of Scots deposed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mary-queen-of-scots-deposed

1847 : Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mormons-settle-salt-lake-valley

1969 : Kennedy's goal accomplished
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedys-goal-accomplished


Hollywood
1998 : Saving Private Ryan opens in theaters
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saving-private-ryan-opens-in-theaters


Literary
1901 : O. Henry is released from prison
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/o-henry-is-released-from-prison


Music
1982 : "Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quoteye-of-the-tigerquot-from-rocky-iii-tops-the-us-pop-charts


Old West
1832 : Bonneville leads first wagon crossing of South Pass
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bonneville-leads-first-wagon-crossing-of-south-pass


Presidential
1959 : Nixon debates Khrushchev at a fair in Moscow
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-debates-khrushchev-at-a-fair-in-moscow


Sports
2005 : Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lance-armstrong-wins-seventh-tour-de-france


Vietnam War
1965 : North Vietnam increases air defense capabilities
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnam-increases-air-defense-capabilities


World War I
1908 : Sultan of Turkey restores constitution at demand of Young Turk rebels
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sultan-of-turkey-restores-constitution-at-demand-of-young-turk-rebels


World War II
1943 : Operation Gomorrah is launched
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched

July 23 - This Day in History

July 23 : General Interest
1984: Miss America resigns

On this day in 1984, 21-year-old Vanessa Williams gives up her Miss America title, the first resignation in the pageant's history, after Penthouse magazine announces plans... read more


American Revolution
1793 : Connecticut Patriot Roger Sherman dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/connecticut-patriot-roger-sherman-dies


Automotive
2007 : Honda produces 6 millionth Civic in North America
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/honda-produces-6-millionth-civic-in-north-america


Civil War
1862 : Halleck takes command of the Union army
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/halleck-takes-command-of-the-union-army


Cold War
1962 : An accord on Laos is reached
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-accord-on-laos-is-reached


Crime
1878 : Black Bart strikes again
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-bart-strikes-again

1918 : A string of mysterious deaths surrounds a Nebraska woman
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-string-of-mysterious-deaths-surrounds-a-nebraska-woman


Disaster
1976 : Legionnaires gather in Philly
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/legionnaires-gather-in-philly


General Interest
1952 : Military seizes power in Egypt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/military-seizes-power-in-egypt

1967 : The 12th Street riot
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-12th-street-riot


Hollywood
1982 : Actor and two children killed on Twilight Zone set
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actor-and-two-children-killed-on-twilight-zone-set


Literary
1888 : Raymond Chandler is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/raymond-chandler-is-born


Music
1988 : Guns N' Roses make popular breakthrough with "Sweet Child O' Mine"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/guns-n-roses-make-popular-breakthrough-with-quotsweet-child-o-minequot


Old West
1920 : Montana rancher Conrad Kohrs dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/montana-rancher-conrad-kohrs-dies


Presidential
1885 : Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-president-ulysses-s-grant-dies


Sports
1996 : U.S. women take home gymnastics gold
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-women-take-home-gymnastics-gold


Vietnam War
1964 : Taylor and Khanh have "heated" discussions in Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/taylor-and-khanh-have-heated-discussions-in-saigon

1965 : Johnson urged to declare a state of national emergency
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-urged-to-declare-a-state-of-national-emergency


World War I
1914 : Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austria-hungary-issues-ultimatum-to-serbia


World War II
1951 : Petain, leader of the Vichy government, dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/petain-leader-of-the-vichy-government-dies

Festival Lights in Australia

July 22 - This Day in History

July 22 : General Interest
2003: Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome

On this day in 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia... read more


American Revolution
1779 : Battle of Minisink Ford, New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-minisink-ford-new-york


Automotive
2002 : California governor signs new auto emissions legislation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-governor-signs-new-auto-emissions-legislation


Civil War
1864 : Battle of Atlanta continues
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-atlanta-continues


Cold War
1987 : Gorbachev accepts ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-accepts-ban-on-intermediate-range-nuclear-missiles


Crime
1923 : Dillinger joins the Navy in an attempt to avoid prosecution
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dillinger-joins-the-navy-in-an-attempt-to-avoid-prosecution

1991 : Cannibal and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cannibal-and-serial-killer-jeffrey-dahmer-is-caught


Disaster
1993 : Kaskaskia is inundated by flood of '93
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kaskaskia-is-inundated-by-flood-of-93


General Interest
1916 : The Preparedness Day bombing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-preparedness-day-bombing

1933 : Wiley Post flies solo around the world
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wiley-post-flies-solo-around-the-world

1934 : Dillinger gunned down
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dillinger-gunned-down

2003 : Qusay and Uday Hussein killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/qusay-and-uday-hussein-killed


Hollywood
2005 : March of the Penguins debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-of-the-penguins-debuts


Literary
1598 : The Merchant of Venice is entered on the Stationers' Register
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-merchant-of-venice-is-entered-on-the-stationers-register


Music
1977 : Elvis Costello's debut album, My Aim Is True, is released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-costellos-debut-album-my-aim-is-true-is-released


Old West
1793 : Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-mackenzie-reaches-the-pacific-ocean


Presidential
1862 : Lincoln tells his cabinet about Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-tells-his-cabinet-about-emancipation-proclamation


Sports
1990 : Greg LeMond wins second Tour De France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/greg-lemond-wins-second-tour-de-france


Vietnam War
1967 : Taylor and Clifford begin tour of the Pacific region
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/taylor-and-clifford-begin-tour-of-the-pacific-region

1968 : North Vietnamese condemn Honolulu Conference
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-condemn-honolulu-conference


World War I
1916 : Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/preparedness-day-bombing-in-san-francisco


World War II
1942 : Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deportations-from-warsaw-ghetto-to-treblinka-begin

July 21 - This Day in History

July 21: General Interest
1861: The First Battle of Bull Run

In the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under General Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard... read more


American Revolution
1775 : Battle of Brewster Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-brewster-island


Automotive
1960 : Germany passes controversial "Volkswagen Law"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-passes-controversial-volkswagen-law


Civil War
1861 : First Battle of Bull Run begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-bull-run


Cold War
1955 : Eisenhower presents his "Open Skies" plan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-presents-his-open-skies-plan


Crime
1925 : The "Trial of the Century" draws national attention
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-trial-of-the-century-draws-national-attention


Disaster
365 : Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tsunami-hits-alexandria-egypt


General Interest
1925 : Monkey Trial ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monkey-trial-ends

1970 : Aswan High Dam completed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aswan-high-dam-completed

2005 : Bombers attempt to attack London transit system
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bombers-attempt-to-attack-london-transit-system

2011 : NASA's final space shuttle mission comes to an end
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nasas-final-space-shuttle-mission-comes-to-an-end


Hollywood
2007 : Final Harry Potter book released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-harry-potter-book-released


Literary
1899 : Ernest Hemingway is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernest-hemingway-is-born


Music
1973 : "Soul Makossa" is the first disco record to make the Top 40
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotsoul-makossaquot-is-the-first-disco-record-to-make-the-top-40


Old West
1865 : Wild Bill Hickok fights first western showdown
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wild-bill-hickok-fights-first-western-showdown


Presidential
1862 : Former President Martin Van Buren lapses into a coma http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-president-martin-van-buren-lapses-into-a-coma


Sports
1959 : Pumpsie Green becomes first African-American to play for Red Sox
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pumpsie-green-becomes-first-african-american-to-play-for-red-sox


Vietnam War
1965 : Johnson considers the options
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-considers-the-options


World War I
1911 : David Lloyd George delivers Mansion House speech
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-lloyd-george-delivers-mansion-house-speech


World War II
1944 : Hitler to Germany: "I'm still alive."
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-to-germany-im-still-alive

July 20 - This Day in History

July 20 : General Interest
1969: Armstrong walks on moon

At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That's one small step for man... read more


American Revolution
1780 : Mad Anthony Wayne loses to Loyalists in New Jersey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mad-anthony-wayne-loses-to-loyalists-in-new-jersey


Automotive
1972 : U.S. government study disputes Nader's charges against Corvair
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-government-study-disputes-naders-charges-against-corvair


Civil War
1864 : Confederates attack at the Battle of Peachtree Creek
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-peachtree-creek


Cold War
1948 : Truman issues peacetime draft
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-issues-peacetime-draft


Crime
1984 : A serial-killing couple is apprehended
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killing-couple-is-apprehended

2012 : 12 people killed, 70 wounded in Colorado movie theater shooting
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/12-people-killed-70-wounded-in-colorado-movie-theater-shooting


Disaster
1977 : Second great flood hits Johnstown
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-great-flood-hits-johnstown


General Interest
1881 : Sitting Bull surrenders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sitting-bull-surrenders

1951 : King of Jordan assassinated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-of-jordan-assassinated

1976 : Viking 1 lands on Mars
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iviking-1i-lands-on-mars


Hollywood
1973 : Bruce Lee dies at age 32
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bruce-lee-dies-at-age-32


Literary
1933 : Acclaimed author Cormac McCarthy is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/acclaimed-author-cormac-mccarthy-is-born


Music
1963 : Jan and Dean's "Surf City" hits #1
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jan-and-deans-quotsurf-cityquot-hits-1


Old West
1889 : Homesteaders murdered by Wyoming ranchers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/homesteaders-murdered-by-wyoming-ranchers


Presidential
1969 : Nixon watches first lunar landing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-watches-first-lunar-landing


Sports
1919 : Sir Edmund Hillary born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sir-edmund-hillary-born


Vietnam War
1964 : Viet Cong troops overrun town
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-troops-overrun-town

1969 : Duck Hook plan completed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duck-hook-plan-completed


World War I
1914 : Caillaux trial begins in Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/caillaux-trial-begins-in-paris


World War II
1944 : Assassination plot against Hitler fails
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/assassination-plot-against-hitler-fails