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Today in History: July 31, Phelps sets Olympic medal record

Today is Wednesday, July 31, the 213th day of 2024. There are 153 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 31, 2012, at the Summer Olympics in London, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. (He would finish his career with 28 total Olympic medals, 23 of them gold.) Also on this date: In 1715, a fleet of Spanish ships carrying gold, silver and jewelry sank during a hurricane off the east Florida coast; of some 2,500 crew members, more than 1,000 died. Related Articles Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal Today in History: July 29, USS Forrestal accident Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building Today in History: July 27, Korean War hostilities end Today in History: July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law In 1777, the 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette received a commission as major general in the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress. In 1919, Germany’s Weimar Constitution was adopted by the republic’s National Assembly. In 1945, Pierre Laval, premier of the pro-Nazi Vichy government in France, surrendered to U.S.

 

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