Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 15, the 197th day of 2020. There are 169 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 15, 1799, French soldiers in Egypt discovered the Rosetta Stone, which proved instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. On this date: In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 3 1/2 centuries after its creation. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fifth Canadian province. In 1913, Augustus Bacon, D-Ga., became the first person elected to the U.S. Senate under the terms of the recently ratified 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for popular election of senators. In 1918, the Second Battle of the Marne, resulting in an Allied victory, began during World War I. In 1975, three American astronauts blasted off aboard an Apollo spaceship hours after two Soviet cosmonauts were launched aboard a Soyuz...
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