VIDEO: Americans love ice cream so much that in 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. VOA traveled to Savannah, Georgia, to try ice cream at a legendary parlor that has been making the cool treat for almost a century.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan, known as an acoustic singer-songwriter, goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival. The move was greeted with boos and a sense of betrayal by many in the audience. Drawing the most ire from the crowd was Dylan’s rendition of “Like A Rolling Stone,” which had been released just five days earlier. Other electrified songs performed included, “Maggie’s Farm,” “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” and “Phantom Engineer.” Dylan’s first ever rock set marked a dramatic move away from his folk roots, but his popularity grew despite the naysayers. Dylan was said to be perplexed by the negative reaction and did not play at Newport for 37 years. When he did, he appeared with a wig and fake beard.

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast early Thursday, South Korea said, a move apparently aimed at increasing Pyongyang’s leverage in nuclear talks with the United States.

VIDEO: As part of sweeping reforms, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Meaza Ashenafi to be the first woman to lead the country’s Supreme Court. The charismatic lawyer has built a career advocating for women.

VIDEO: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s met with US President Donald Trump at the White House July 22. Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren examines the state of the relationship between the two leaders and the two countries and their common interest in ending the war Afghanistan.

A series of blasts rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Thursday morning, killing at least ten people and wounding scores. The attack came as the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff met with Afghan officials.