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This Day in History, July 15
On July 15th, 1799, the Rosetta Stone was discovered by Pierre-Francois Bouchard.
This Day in History, July 14
On July 14th, 1902, the Campanile in Venice collapsed.
This Day in History, July 13
On July 13th, 1772, the HMS Resolution set sail from Plymouth, England.
This Day in History, July 12
On July 12th, 1534, King Henry the VIII married his final wife, Catherine Parr.
This Day in History, July 11
On July 11th, 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens was published.
This Day in History, July 10
On July 10th, 1778, Louis XVI declared war on Great Britain.
This Day in History, July 9
On July 9th, 1968, the Hayward Gallery on London's South Bank was opened.
This Day in History, July 8
On July 8th, 1776, the Liberty Bell was rung to gather people to the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
This Day in History, July 7
On July 7th, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam was begun.
This Day in History, July 6
On July 6th, 1785, the dollar was unanimously chosen as the official currency of the United States.
This Day in History, July 5
On July 5th, 1937, SPAM was first put on the market.
This Day in History, July 4
On July 4th, 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal.
This Day in History, July 3
On July 3rd, 1863. the Battle of Gettysburg ended.
This Day in History, July 2
On July 2nd, 1900, the first zeppelin flight took place on Lake Constance in Germany.
This Day in History, July 1
On July 1st, 1862, the Russian State Library was founded.
This Day in History, June 30
On June 30th, 188, Robert Louis Stevenson published his adventure novel "The Black Arrow."
This Day in History, June 29
On June 29th, 1613, the Globe Theatre in London burned down.
This Day in History, June 28
On June 28th, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I.
This Day in History, June 27
On June 27th, 1972, Nolan Bushnell established ATARI.
This Day in History, June 26
On June 26th, 1819, the bicycle was patented.
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