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Inside the Greenwich Foot Tunnel

This Day in History, August 4

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On August 4th, 1902, the Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the River Thames opened.

USS Nautilus

This Day in History, August 3

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On August 3rd, 1958, the USS Nautilus traveled under the Arctic ice cap.

Tower Subway

This Day in History, August 2

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On August 2nd, 1870, the Tower Subway, the world's first underground railway, opened in London.

This Day in History, August 1

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On August 1st, 1831, the London Bridge opened.

Mt. Fuji

This Day in History, July 31

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On July 31st, 781, the oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji took place.

Freemason Lodge

This Day in History, July 30

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On July 30th, 1733, the first Freemasons lodge was opened in what would become the United States.

Arc de Triomphe

This Day in History, July 29

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On July 29th, 1836, the Arc de Triomphe in France was inaugurated.

Robespierre

This Day in History, July 28

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On July 28th, 1794, Robespierre was sent to the guillotine as punishment for doing the same to thousands of others before him.

Atlantic Cable

This Day in History, July 27

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On July 27th, 1866, the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable was completed.

Suez Canal

This Day in History, July 26

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On July 26th, 1956, Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.

Matsushima

This Day in History, July 25

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On July 25th, 1894, the first Sino-Japanese War began.

Brigham Young

This Day in History, July 24

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On July 24th, 1847, Brigham Young and 148 Mormon pioneers arrived in Salt Lake Valley.

Telstar

This Day in History, July 23

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On July 23rd, 1962, Telstar relayed the first live trans-Atlantic signal.

Colony of Roanoke

This Day in History, July 22

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On July 22nd, 1587, the Colony of Roanoke was re-established.

Moonwalk

This Day in History, July 21

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On July 21st, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person ever to walk on the moon.

Harry S. Truman

This Day in History, July 20

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On July 20th, 1948, President Truman issued the first peacetime military draft in the United States.

Fraco-Prussian War

This Day in History, July 19

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On July 19th, 1870, France declared war on Prussia.

Douglas Corrigan

This Day in History, July 18

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On July 18th, 1938, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrived in Ireland after departing from New York -- he was attempting to fly to California.

Klondike

This Day in History, July 17

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On July 17th, 1816, the Klondike gold rush began.

Junipero Serra

This Day in History, July 16

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On July 16th, 1769, Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Diego de Alcala in California.

 

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