📰🌍 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

📆 July 24
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📜 Key Events
⚔️ 1414 — King John I’s Royal Council approves the expedition to conquer Ceuta, marking the start of Portuguese maritime expansion, which would change the history of world navigation.
👑 1567 — Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her son James VI, who is then only 1 year old.
🏛️ 1911 — Explorer Hiram Bingham III rediscovers Machu Picchu, the legendary Inca city hidden in the mountains of Peru. 🇵🇪
🚀 1950 — The Cape Canaveral Space Force Station begins operations with the launch of the Bumper rocket, paving the way for the space age.
🌕 1969 — The Apollo 11 mission returns safely to Earth, successfully concluding the historic journey that took the first humans to the Moon. 🌍🚀
🚄 2013 — A high-speed train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, causing the deaths of 78 people and leaving hundreds injured.
⚽🏆 2013 — Atlético Mineiro wins, for the first time, the Copa Libertadores of America, defeating Olimpia on penalties in an unforgettable final.
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⭐ Births
🎖️ 1783 — Simón Bolívar, leader in the independence struggles of several South American countries. (†1830)
📚 1802 — Alexandre Dumas, French writer, author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. (†1870)
✈️ 1897 — Amelia Earhart, North American aviator and one of the greatest aviation pioneers. (†1937)
⚽ 1938 — Mazzola, former Italian-Brazilian footballer.
🎤✨ 1969 — Jennifer Lopez, North American singer, actress, and businesswoman.
🏎️ 1976 — Cacá Bueno, Brazilian racing driver.
🎭 1987 — Rainer Cadete, Brazilian actor.
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🕊️ Deaths
🇺🇸 1862 — Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States. (b. 1782)
⚛️ 1974 — James Chadwick, British physicist, discoverer of the neutron and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. (b. 1891)
🎬 1980 — Peter Sellers, British actor and comedian. (b. 1925)
📖 1991 — Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American writer and Nobel Prize in Literature. (b. 1902)
🎭 2003 — Rogério Cardoso, Brazilian actor and comedian. (b. 1937)
🎙️ 2023 — Doris Monteiro, Brazilian singer and actress. (b. 1934)
💪 2025 — Hulk Hogan, North American actor and legendary former professional wrestler. (b. 1953)
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🎉 Holidays and Commemorative Dates
🌎 International
🥃 International Day of Tequila
💚 International Day of Self-Care
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐷 National Day of Swine Husbandry
🏙️ Anniversary of Angical do Piauí (PI) 🎂
🏙️ Anniversary of Itatinga (SP) 🎂
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📖 "Knowing history means understanding the past, learning from the present, and building a wiser future." 🌍✨
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