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Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 10. Check what happened ...
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July 9, 14th Amendment ratified
On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and “equal protection under the ...
On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.
Joseph Picard turned 18 years old on the day he graduated from Woonsocket High School, but because the world was at war, he ...
In 1943, commandos Philip Smith and David Brand conducted a series of beach reconnaissance missions on the Sicilian coast in a kayak.
Candy, Candy, Candy.” The sweet reference is a callback by his younger brother John to the years before Helisek left for World War II. “Every day he would come home from work, he would bring me this ...
Having survived a devastating crash during a secret mission, Frank Griffiths finally made it home. Now his great-grandson has ...
We have a specially arranged visit with David Eisenhower to a fascinating museum about the 1943 Allied landings in Sicily. We will visit six UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Pompeii archaeological ...
Ronald E. Daniel, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Daniel of Andalusia, has been killed in action on Okinawa on April 20. Lt. Daniel was serving with Co. K, 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th ...
Family naming traditions can make historical research a challenging hobby. Some local families named sons and daughters after ...