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Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon
Today in History
Today is Friday, July 24, the 205th day of 2026. There are 160 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom were the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific.
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DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield solves the case of 'America's oldest John Doe'
After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more.
Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of the last big battles of the American Revolution can now take his place in history, just in time for the 250th birthday of the nation he fought to create.
“There was a sense o ... (full story)
How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara became a novice monk at the Texas Buddhist temple where he is now the deputy abbot.
What struck Le then, and amazes him still, is Pannakara’s iron-clad determination.
“When he decides to do something, ... (full story)
Italian court convicts 30 including former highway operator CEO in deadly 2018 bridge collapse
GENOA, Italy (AP) — An Italian court on July 16 convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 29 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.
Dozens of family members of ... (full story)
Today in History: July 23, the 1967 Detroit riot begins
Today in History
Today is Thursday, July 23, the 204th day of 2026. There are 161 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 23, 1967, deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents that led to five days of vi ... (full story)