July 31: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

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1. In 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette, a 19 year old French nobleman, joined the American Continental Army and was made a major-general without pay.
2. In 1922, 18 year old Ralph Samuelson rides on the world's first pair of water skis in Minnesota.
3. In 1961, Israel welcomed its 1,000,000th immigrant.
4. In 1965, cigarette advertisements were banned on British TV.
5. In 2008, scientists reported that the Phoenix spacecraft had confirmed the presence of frozen water in soil from the planet Mars.
6. Famous Birthdays: Primo Levi (Italian writer), J. K. Rowling (author of Harry Potter books), S.S. Kresge (American merchant), Wesley Snipes (actor)

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