Today in History
Today in History
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 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga (ty-kahn-dur-OH’-gah).
In 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur tested an anti-rabies vaccine on 9-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been bitten by an infected dog; the boy did not develop rabies.
In 1917, during World War I, Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence and Auda Abu Tayi captured the port of Aqaba (AH’-kah-buh) from the Ottoman Turks.
Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor [When the Declaration, the Constitution and the Magna Carta were all REFUGEES!]
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My Father s Speech: The Americans Who Risked Everything - The Rush Limbaugh Show
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Understanding the Problems of American Independence
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