On this day in history
July 31
American
1964Ranger 7 sends back the first close up photos of the Moon.
Ranger 7 sends back the first close up photos of the Moon.
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1790Washington signs the first patent law, and Samuel Hopkins gets patent number one.
Washington signs the first patent law, and Samuel Hopkins gets patent number one.
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World
1917The Battle of Passchendaele begins in Flanders mud that will swallow armies.
The Battle of Passchendaele begins in Flanders mud that will swallow armies.
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1991Bush and Gorbachev sign the START treaty, cutting strategic nuclear weapons.
Bush and Gorbachev sign the START treaty, cutting strategic nuclear weapons.
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2006Ailing Fidel Castro hands power to his brother Raul.
Ailing Fidel Castro hands power to his brother Raul.
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