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(Tuesday, July 29, 1975, 10:15 a.m. Central European Time) — President Gerald R. Ford today became the first U.S. president to visit the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
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Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated 30 years ago today (July 27 1995)
Video: 'Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1995'
(Thursday, July 27, 1995, 2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT) — The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated today (on the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting) in Washington by U.S. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam. Continue reading Korean War Veterans Memorial dedicated 30 years ago today (July 27 1995)
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Japan warned to surrender or face ‘prompt and utter destruction’ 80 years ago this hour (July 26 1945)
Video: '26th July 1945: The Potsdam Declaration demand the unconditional surrender of Japan'
(Thursday, July 26, 1945, 9:30 p.m. CEST; during Potsdam Conference of World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek today issued the Potsdam Declaration, which called upon Imperial Japan to unconditionally surrender, or face “prompt and utter destruction.’ Continue reading Japan warned to surrender or face ‘prompt and utter destruction’ 80 years ago this hour (July 26 1945)
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British PM Churchill resigns after Labour landslide 80 years ago this hour (July 26 1945)
Video: 'Labour's Landslide Election Win (1945)'
(Thursday, July 26, 1945, Churchill left 10 Downing St. for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to King George VI at 7:00 p.m. and returned as “former Prime Minister” at 7:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during World War II) — Winston Churchill, who led Britain during World War II and currently represents his nation at the Potsdam Conference with U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, resigned as Britain’s prime minister tonight after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party; Clement Attlee succeeded him.
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President Truman orders atomic bombs be dropped on Japan 80 years ago this hour (July 25 1945)
Video: 'Peter Jennings - Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped (1995)' (July 25, 1945, at 54:18)
(Wednesday, July 25, 1945, 5:15-7:30 p.m. CEST; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman today gave control of the atomic bombs to the military, which ordered that they be used as soon as the Potsdam Conference was over (click here for a clip of this event from “American Experience: Truman” at 2:06:32). Continue reading President Truman orders atomic bombs be dropped on Japan 80 years ago this hour (July 25 1945)
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Truman drops hint to Stalin about atomic bomb 80 years ago this hour (July 24 1945)
Video: 'Peter Jennings - Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped (1995)' (July 24, 1945, at 52:15)
(Tuesday, July 24, 1945, 5:15-7:30 p.m. CEST; during World War II) — At some point during a session of the Potsdam Conference tonight, U.S. President Harry S. Truman rose from his chair and walked slowly around the table to have a private word with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, casually mentioning that “we had a new weapon of unusual destructive force,” Truman later wrote. Continue reading Truman drops hint to Stalin about atomic bomb 80 years ago this hour (July 24 1945)
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Former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, 63, dies in Wilton, New York 140 years ago this hour (July 23 1885)
Video: 'Ulysses S. Grant: U.S President And Victor Of The American Civil War'
(Tuesday, July 23, 1885, 8:06 a.m. local time) — General Ulysses S. Grant, former President of the United States and victorious commander of Union forces in the American Civil War, died today at his cottage retreat upon Mount McGregor, after a long and painful battle with cancer of the throat. He was 63 years of age. Continue reading Former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, 63, dies in Wilton, New York 140 years ago this hour (July 23 1885)
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Congress votes to restore American citizenship for Robert E. Lee 50 years ago this hour (July 22 1975)
Video: 'Robert E. Lee - Mini Biography'
(Tuesday, July 22, 1975, just after 8:30 p.m. EDT) — On the eve of the 90th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s death, U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate today in voting to restore the American citizenship of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee (President Gerald Ford would sign the measure on Aug. 5, 1975).
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U.S. President Eisenhower presents ‘Open Skies’ proposal 70 years ago this hour (July 21 1955)
Video: 'The 1955 Geneva Conference and Open Skies' (July 21, 1955, at 1:59)
(Thursday, July 21, 1955, 4:00-6:10 pm. CEST; during the Cold War) — During a summit in Geneva, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented his Open Skies proposal under which the U.S. and the Soviet Union would trade information on each other’s military facilities and allow aerial reconnaisance (the Soviets rejected the proposal).
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U.S. President Truman briefed on atomic bomb test 80 years ago this hour (July 21 1945)
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(Saturday, July 21, 1945, 3:45 p.m. CEST; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman received a description of the July 16, 1945, test of the atomic bomb today while at the Potsdam Conference, becoming fully aware of its awesome power for the first time (click here for a clip of this event from “American Experience: Truman” at 2:02:36). Continue reading U.S. President Truman briefed on atomic bomb test 80 years ago this hour (July 21 1945)
