Saturday, July 31, 2021

On This Day in History

July 31, 2021

Historical Events

1620  Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America

1917  World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties

1961  Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant

2007  Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end

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Andrew Johnson

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