It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out!
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2003: On July 30, the last "old-style" Volkswagen Bug rolls off an assembly line. 1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test tube baby, is born July 25 in England. 1969: On July 24, Apollo 11 astronauts splash down safely on return from the Moon. 1948: Soviet military forces begin a blockade of West Berlin July 24. 1943: On July 25, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is overthrown in a coup. 1940: Bugs Bunny debuts July 27 in the Warner Bros. cartoon "A Wild Hare." 1775: The U.S. Postal System, under Postmaster Ben Franklin, is established on July 26. 1588: The English Navy defeats the mighty Spanish Armada on July 29. |


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