July 23: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1827, the firstt US swim school opens in Boston , Massachusetts.
2. 1829 William Austin Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., received a patent for his typographer, a forerunner of the typewriter.
3. 23 Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri fills a pastry cone with two scoops of ice cream, and the ice cream cone is invented.(1904)
4. In 1903, Ford Motor Company sells its first Model A car.
5. In 1940, "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins.
6. 1952 Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk I (National Day)
7. In 1958, first 4 women are named to peerage in the House of Lords in Great Britain.
8. In 1973, President Nixon refuses to release Watergate tapes of conversations in the White House relevant to the Watergate investigation.
9. In 1974, Greek military dictatorship collapses.
10. 23 Air Force Colonel Eileen M. Collins becomes the first woman to command a space shuttle. (1999)
11. Famous Birthdays: Anthony Kennedy (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Slash (rocker), Daniel Radcliffe (actor)

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