Historically Speaking of July 31st

Today is the 212th day of the year – there are 153 days remaining in 2006

Notable events from this date:

• 1999 - The U.S. is gripped in a heat wave linked to 94 deaths, Chicago has rolling blackouts
• 1994 - Yankees’ Phil Rizzuto is inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame along with Phillies Steve Carlton
• 1981 - 7 week old baseball players’ strike ends with agreement on free agent compensation
• 1976 - NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo taken by Viking I
• 1964 - Martha and the Vandellas release “Dancing in the Streets”
• 1948 - Harry Truman dedicates what is now JFK Airport as International Airport at Idlewild Filed
• 1792 - Construction of the first government building began at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia

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