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  TUESday, JULY 25, 2023 Good morning! Today in 1814, the first fully effective steam locomotive chugged a load of coal in England, ushering in the Rail Age. On July … Continue reading Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

  MONday, JULY 24, 2023 Good morning! Today marks the 199th anniversary of the first presidential opinion poll, published on July 24, 1824. This first straw poll correctly predicted Andrew … Continue reading Monday, July 24th, 2023

  FRIday, JULY 21, 2023 Good morning! Today is the anniversary of the opening battle of the Civil War, fought in 1861 near Manassas, Va., but often called the Battle … Continue reading Friday, July 21st, 2023

  THURSday, JULY 20, 2023 Good morning! Today marks the 54th anniversary of the day when man first walked on the moon.  Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong planted his boot … Continue reading Thursday, July 20th, 2023

  WEDNESday, JULY 19, 2023 Good morning! Today in 1980, the Moscow Summer Olympics held its opening ceremony, boycotted by 66 nations in protest over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. … Continue reading Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

TUESday, JULY 18, 2023 Good morning! Today in 1921, Babe Ruth hit his 139th home run, making him the all-time HR king, a title he kept for half a century. On … Continue reading Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

monday, JULY 17, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1945, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin gathered in Soviet-occupied Germany for the Potsdam Conference. It was a monumental … Continue reading Monday, July 17th, 2023

Friday, JULY 14, 2023 Good morning! Today is the anniversary of the famous Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France. It happened in 1789 and was the true flashpoint of the … Continue reading Friday, July 14th, 2023

Thursday, JULY 13, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1861, General George B. McClellan and his Union troops defeated Confederate forces in northwestern Virginia, an area that later became West … Continue reading Thursday, July 13th, 2023

Wednesday, JULY 12, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1962, the Rolling Stones gave their first public performance at Marquee Club in London. After securing the gig, Mick Jagger said, … Continue reading Wednesday, July 12th, 2023