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This Day In History July 24


Mary Queen of Scots deposed Hancock scolds Schuyler Bonneville leads first wagon crossing of South Pass Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley Battle of Kernstown, Virginia O. Henry is released from prison Sultan of Turkey restores constitution at demand of Young Turk rebels Machu Picchu discovered Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster Operation Gomorrah is launched Nixon and Khrushchev have a "kitchen debate" Nixon debates Khrushchev at a fair in Moscow North Vietnam increases air defense capabilities Kennedy's goal accomplished "Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts A nine-year-old's murder puts an innocent man in jail Bidding starts on South Korea's Kia Motors Corp. Saving Private Ryan opens in theaters Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France
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