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Today in History: July 18, Nadia’s perfect 10
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (366+ words) July 18, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Saturday, July 18, the 199th day of 2026. There are 166 days left in the year. On July 18, 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10 from Olympic…...
Today in History: July 16, Trinity nuclear weapon test
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (461+ words) WEATHER ALERT: DC-area heat wave continues, hazy skies may reduce air quality July 16, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Thursday, July 16, the 197th day of 2026. There are 168 days left in the year. On July 16, 1945, the United States detonated its first experimental atomic bomb in…...
Today in History: July 15, discovery of the Rosetta Stone
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (428+ words) July 15, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Wednesday, July 15, the 196th day of 2026. There are 169 days left in the year. On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, was found at Fort Julien in the Nile Delta during the Napoleonic…...
Today in History: July 13, Live Aid concerts
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (355+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: In Southeast DC, all lanes blocked by the crash on DC-295 southbound between East Capitol St. and Pennsylvania Ave. July 13, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2026. There are 171 days left in the year. On July 13, 1985, the “Live…...
Today in History: July 12, Disco Demolition Night
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (448+ words) NEWS ALERT: Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close ally of President Donald Trump, died after a brief illness, his office said July 12, 2026, 4:11 AM Today is Sunday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2026. There are 172 days left in the year....
Today in History: July 11, the fall of Srebrenica
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (349+ words) July 11, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2026. There are 173 days left in the year. 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 subsequently carried out the killings of…...
Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II
1+ week, 1+ day ago (258+ words) July 10, 2026, 4:11 AM Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2026. There are 174 days left in the year. On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force…...
The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France
1+ week, 1+ day ago (890+ words) July 10, 2026, 4:17 AM In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Friday in the dead of night, after a high-tech, tight-security operation where any slip-up could have spelled disaster. On…...
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
1+ week, 2+ day ago (364+ words) July 9, 2026, 6:06 PM Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, Grapevine City Councilwoman Duff O’Dell said Thursday. O’Dell, who described herself as Funk’s caregiver, said she was…...
Today in History: July 9, 14th Amendment ratified
1+ week, 2+ day ago (409+ words) NEWS ALERT: Bethesda man pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after President Trump alleged vandalism July 9, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2026. There are 175 days left in the year. On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution…...