On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11, the U.S. spacecraft that took the first astronauts to the surface of the moon, safely returned to Earth. This historic mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's 1961 goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth
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On July 12, 1984, Geraldine Ferraro made history by becoming the first woman nominated for vice president by a major U.S. political party. She was selected as the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale
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On July 3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most significant battles of the American Civil War, ended. This three-day battle was fought between the Union and Confederate forces in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union’s victory, led by General George G. Meade, marked a turning point in the Civil War as it ended Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North.
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