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Patricia Hysell brings history to life with short date-based stories. Each story is a thread in the tapestry of our shared past. She has been writing these essays for over three years. E-mail her: spcheck@sc.rr.com.

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act

July 30, 2002: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is signed into law by President George W. Bush. Senator Paul Sarbanes, a Democrat from Maryland, and...
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The 1848 Irish Rebellion

July 29, 1848: The police quash a revolt in Tipperary, Ireland. Ireland is an island immediately to the west of England first settled ≈ 8000 BC....
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Lord Jellicoe spoke to the House of Lords

July 28, 1958: Lord Jellicoe, member of the British House of Lords since July 25, 1939, gives his maiden speech. After 19 years of silence, he spoke...
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Robespierre and the Reign of Terror

July 27, 1794: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested. The French Revolution (1789-1799) took France from an absolute monarchy to a form of government...
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Surrey Iron Railway opened 1803

July 26, 1803: The Surrey Iron Railway opens for business. The 9 mile long narrow gauge railway linked Wandsworth (then in Surrey) and Croydon –...
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Tennessee first to be readmitted to the Union

July 24, 1866: Tennessee becomes the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War. The war was fought between April 12, 1861...
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Another step closer to the beginning of World War I

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July 23, 1914: Serbia ignores an ultimatum issued by Austria-Hungary. Franz Ferdinand Karl Giuermo Anikò Strezpek Belschwitz Mòric...
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Moses Cleaveland, explorer

July 22, 1796: The Connecticut Land Company names an area after the superintendent of the surveying party – General Moses Cleaveland. The 57...
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The Temple of Artemis was destroyed in 356 BCE

July 21, 356 BCE: In what becomes a time (dis)honored tradition, a man attempts to become famous by destroying something of value. There were Seven...
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SS Great Britain launched in 1843

July 19, 1843: The largest sailing vessel in the world is launched. The SS Great Britain was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. She was the first...
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