July 27, 1996. A pipe bomb explodes during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, launching a yearslong hunt for the perpetrator.

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July 26, 1990. Disability rights activists’ achieve a major victory for equality when President George HW Bush signs into law the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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July 25, 1965. At the Newport Folk Festival, American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan eschews his acoustic guitar to go electric in one of the most pivotal moments in the history of rock and roll.

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July 24, 1911. After being lost to the outside world for centuries, the ancient city of Machu Picchu is rediscovered by an American explorer.

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On today's Saturday Matinee: the captivating tale of Egypt's first pharaoh, a semi-legendary figure who “unified” the disparate lands and established the kingdom as we know it.

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July 21, 1925. American high school teacher John T. Scopes is convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a landmark legal case representing the dramatic clash between the nation’s traditional and modern values.

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July 20, 1944. During World War II, German military leaders stage a final high-stakes assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.

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July 19, 1903. Controversy and cheating accusations follow cyclist Maurice Garin’s victory at the first-ever Tour de France.

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