Today in history - July 16

1. 1377 – Coronation of Richard II as King of England
2. 1969 – Apollo 11 blasts off on the mission that would first land humans on the Moon
3. 1979 – Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq after his predecessor steps down
4. 1999 – Tragic crash: John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren die in a plane crash near Martha’s Vineyard
1790 – Residence Act signed: US President George Washington approves the act establishing the future federal capital along the Potomac, Washington, D.C
5. 622 AD – The Hijrah: Prophet Muhammad begins his migration from Mecca to Medina, marking the start of the Islamic calendar
6. 1997: Fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered in Miami. 

🛑 Do you believe in the Moon landing? Which of these events have you known before now?

Fun fact: George Washington was the first US President in history and one of the seven founding fathers of the country

Today in History - July 17

1. 1936 – Spanish Civil War begins; A military coup led by Franco ignites the conflict between Nationalists and Republicans

2. 1996 & 2014 – Tragic air disasters; TWA Flight 800 explodes off Long Island in 1996, claiming 230 lives; and in 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is downed over Ukraine, killing 298 aboard

3. 1945 – Potsdam Conference starts; Truman, Churchill, and Stalin meet in Germany's Potsdam to decide post-WWII Europe’s fate

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