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It was July 31st: the Baath Party came to power in Iraq
On July 31, 1968, the Ba'ath Party consolidated its power in Iraq following a military coup two weeks earlier. General…
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It was July 27th: Pepin the Short was crowned King of the Franks
On July 27, 754, in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Pope Stephen II crowned Pepin a second time…
It was July 26th: England abolished slavery
On July 26, 1833, the British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act, a landmark law that…
It was July 25th: Eleanor of Aquitaine's first marriage
On July 25, 1137, Eleanor of Aquitaine, heiress to the largest duchy in the kingdom of France, married in Bordeaux…
It was July 24th: Discovery of Machu Picchu
On July 24, 1911, the American explorer Hiram Bingham reached the ruins of Machu Picchu, perched at nearly…
It was July 23rd: Saint Louis crushes the revolt of the barons of Poitou
At the end of July 1242, after two days of fierce fighting on the bridge of Taillebourg and then at…
It was July 22nd: The King David Hotel bombing
On July 22, 1946, a violent explosion destroyed part of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, causing…
It was July 21, 356 BC: the temple at Ephesus was burning
On the night of July 21, 356 BC, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the…
57 years ago, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
On the night of July 20-21, 1969, the lunar module Eagle of the Apollo 11 mission…
It was July 19th: Discovery of the Rosetta Stone
On July 19, 1799, during the Egyptian expedition led by General Bonaparte, a French officer discovered a stele…
It was July 18th: The decisive counter-offensive of the Second Battle of the Marne
On July 18, 1918, after having contained the final German offensive launched a few days earlier in Champagne and…
ETA: History, ideology and legacy of the Basque separatist organization
Founded in 1959 under the name Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (“Basque Country and Freedom”), ETA was born…
It was July 16th and 17th: the Vel d'Hiv roundup
On July 16 and 17, 1942, the largest arrest of Jews carried out in France during the Second World War took place…
England-Argentina: The Falklands War, a historical wound that raises tensions beyond football
England and Argentina meet tonight in the World Cup semi-final, with a place in…
It was July 15th: The crusaders seized Jerusalem
On July 15, 1099, after more than a month-long siege, the crusaders captured Jerusalem from the Fatimids of Egypt, thus…
July 14, 1789: the day the storming of the Bastille changed the course of French history
France celebrates its national holiday this Tuesday, July 14th. As every year, this day is marked by…
It was July 13th: Married women gain their financial independence
On July 13, 1965, a landmark law was enacted in France to reform matrimonial property regimes and…
Cathar castles: why their possible inclusion on UNESCO's World Heritage List is so divisive
The seven medieval fortresses of Aude and Ariège, known for decades as the “…
