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Today in history: Ernest Hemingway is born
July 21, 2015Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961) was one of America's most popular authors.
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Today in history: reading the Riot Act for 300 years
July 20, 2015You may not have known that the Riot Act was passed by an act of the British Parliament on this date exactly 300 years ago, July 20, 1715.
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Forty years ago: Apollo and Soyuz link up androgynously in orbit
July 20, 2015The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), conducted 40 years ago in July 1975, was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight.
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Government’s case against Rosenbergs gutted by release of key testimony
July 16, 2015"It's time for the government to admit that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy and that Julius was not an atomic spy."
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Art should be like a ribbon around a bomb: Diego and Frida in Detroit
July 16, 2015When they came to Detroit in 1932 they were three years married: Diego worked feverously and created Detroit Industry, while Frida created 11 works to establish herself as a distinct artist in her own right.
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