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Today in History for 7-6
Today is Tuesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2021. There are 178 days left in the year.
by Associated Press
Jul. 5 2021 @ 9:45pm
Today is Tuesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2021. There are 178 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 6, 1854, the first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan.
On this date:
- In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.
- In 1957, the Harry S. Truman Library, the nation's first presidential library, was dedicated in Independence, Missouri.
- In 1971, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong died in New York at age 69.