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Today in History
Today is Sunday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2021. There are 173 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 11, 1995, the U.N.-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica (sreh-breh-NEET’-sah) in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who then carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys.
On this date:
In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.)
Todayâs Highlight in History:
On this date:
In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.
In 1936, New York Cityâs Triborough Bridge (now officially the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) linking Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx was opened to traffic.
In 1955, the U.S. Air Force Academy swore in its first class of cadets at its temporary quarters at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.
In 1960, the novel âTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ by Harper Lee was first published by J.B. Lippincott and Co.
In 1966, the game show âThe Newlywed Game,â hosted by Bob Eubanks, premiered on ABC-TV.