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1st August 1944: Warsaw Uprising begins in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War

The operation, codenamed "W Hour," was launched by the Polish underground resistance movement, primarily the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), with the objective of liberating Warsaw from Nazi occupation before the arrival of Soviet ...

31st July 1790: The first U.S. patent was awarded to Samuel Hopkins

The first U.S. patent was awarded to Samuel Hopkins for an improvement ‘in making Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and ...

30th July 1916: German agents trigger a major explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in New Jersey to stop supplies to the Allies

It was later revealed that German agents had infiltrated the site and deliberately ignited the munitions to prevent them from reaching the Allies as part of a broader German campaign of espionage and sabotage on American soil before the U.S. entered the war in ...

29th July 1976: David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, committed his first known murder in the Bronx, New York City

David Berkowitz was responsible for a series of attacks often involving young women with dark hair, and usually while they were in parked cars late at ...

28th July 1939: Ornate Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk, England

The Sutton Hoo helmet featured a distinctive full-face design, including a nose, eyebrows, and moustache, as well as decorative panels showing scenes of warriors and ...

26th July 1945: Britain, the USA, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan

The Japanese government did not immediately respond formally to the declaration. As a result, the United States proceeded with plans to use atomic ...

24th July 1847: Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley to begin the foundation of Salt Lake City, Utah

After travelling more than 1,000 miles across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, the party of 148 Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley led by Brigham ...

22nd July 1793: Alexander Mackenzie becomes the first recorded person to cross North America north of Mexico

On 22 July, after travelling more than 3,000 miles, Mackenzie and his party reached the Pacific tidewaters at Dean Channel, near present-day Bella Coola, British ...

21st July 1861: First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the American Civil War, takes place in Virginia

Union troops, facing increasing resistance and mounting casualties, began to retreat in what soon turned into a disorganised ...

20th July 1807: The world’s first internal combustion engine is patented in France

Napoleon granted a patent for the Pyréolophore to Nicéphore Niépce and his brother ...