Today is Friday, July 31, the 212th day of 2026. There are 153 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 31, 2012, at the Summer Olympics in London, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. (He would finish his career with 28 ...
Today is Thursday, July 30, the 211th day of 2026. There are 154 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 30, 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon at the Montreal Summer Games. Also on ...
Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2026. There are 155 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service ...
Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2026. There are 156 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people. Also on this date: In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre and ...
Today is Monday, July 27, the 208th day of 2026. There are 157 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people. Also on this ...
Today is Friday, July 24, the 205th day of 2026. There are 160 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom were the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific. Also on this date: In 1567, Mary, Queen ...
