This Week In History
Let’s learn about our past!
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2016: Hillary Clinton became the first woman chosen by a major U.S. political party to run for president at the Democratic National Convention.
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1953: The Korean War officially ended when leaders signed a peace agreement at Panmunjom, bringing three years of fighting to a stop.
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1956: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law making "In God We Trust" the official motto of the United States.
1914: After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, beginning a conflict that quickly grew into World War I.
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1958: After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, President Dwight D. Eisenhower created NASA to help the United States advance its space program.
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1996: George R.R. Martin published A Game of Thrones, the first book in his popular fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.
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1971: Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and David Scott became the first people to drive a Lunar Rover, allowing them to explore more of the Moon's surface.