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July 18, 1940: FDR received his third presidential nominaton
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History Today
July 22, 1862: Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation to his advisors
July 21, 1899: Literary icon Ernest Hemingway is born
July 20, 1976: NASA’s Viking 1 lands on Mars
July 19, 1942: George Washington Carver begins experimental project with Henry Ford
July 18, 1940: FDR received his third presidential nominaton
July 17, 1955: The magical world of Disneyland opens to the public
July 22, 1862: Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation to his advisors
July 21, 1899: Literary icon Ernest Hemingway is born
July 20, 1976: NASA’s Viking 1 lands on Mars
July 19, 1942: George Washington Carver begins experimental project with Henry Ford
July 18, 1940: FDR received his third presidential nominaton
July 17, 1955: The magical world of Disneyland opens to the public
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The two Battles of Saratoga were the stunning turning points of the Revolutionary War
Everything you need to know about First Lady Abigail Adams
July 11, 1804: Alexander Hamilton lost his life in a duel against life-long rival, Aaron Burr
Beyond the signature: John Hancock’s role in the American Revolution
The incredible story of bomber pilot Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
How the assassinated U.S. presidents changed America
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October 27, 1904: The New York City subway opens to the public
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The incredible true story behind ‘The Great Escape’ is far more epic than the film
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Lewis Carroll’s exposure to Victorian asylums inspired the beloved Mad Hatter
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July 8, 1951: Paris celebrates its 2,000th birthday
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