2019
The 9/11 victim compensation fund was extended indefinitely by the US Senate.
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2015
NASA announced they had found “Earth’s bigger, older cousin.”
The discovery was made by their Kepler mission, and the planet is believed to be 1,400 light-years away from Earth.
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2012
The first US woman in space, Sally Ride, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 61.
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2011
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
Although the death was “unexplained,” it is believed she had a drug overdose.
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2010
British boyband One Direction was formed during X-Factor UK.
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2000
The 87th Tour de France came to an end with the winner losing his title.
Although Lance Armstrong finished in first place, the Anti-Doping Agency disqualified him.
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1999
Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander with the launch of mission STS-93.
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1967
Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
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1956
Pete Everest became the fastest man in the world.
On this day, Everest flew the Bell X-2 Rocket at an incredible Mach 2.87, which is equivalent to 2,202 miles per hour! This earned him the title of “Fastest Man Alive.”
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1921
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in Shanghai.
However, according to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) official narrative, it was founded on July 1, 1921. In reality, we know that it was founded on July 23, as this was the date of the first National Congress of the CCP.
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1829
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
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1726
Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
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1715
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
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1599
Italian Artist Carrivagio signed his first commission contract to paint the Contarelli Chapel in the French church in Rome.
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