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July 30, 1729~ Maryland General Assembly establishes the Town of Baltimore

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View of Baltimore  by William Henry Bartlett

c.1840 / 4 4/5”x7” / Steel plate engraving by S. Fisher for
“American Scenery, Vol. II” (of 2) by Nathaniel Parker Willis

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July 29, 1836~ Inauguration of l’Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, in Paris

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The Marseillaise (The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792),
Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, 1833-36, by François Rude

Photograph by Gustave Le Gray / 1852 / Salted paper print / 19”x14 1/2” / Victoria & Albert Museum, London

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Marguerite Mahood: Born July 29, 1901

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July 28, 1866~ “Buffalo Soldier” cavalry regiments officially formed

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The Alert by Frederic Remington

1888 / Oil on canvas / 22”x19 1/2” / Private collection

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS~ https://www.blackpast.org/aaw/vignette_aahw/buffalo-soldiers/

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Beatrix Potter: Born on July 28, 1866

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July 26, 943~ Motoyoshi Shinnō, Japanese poet and nobleman, dies

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Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnô, from the series 100 Poems
Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
by Katsushika Hokusai

c.1839 / Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper / 10 1/4”x14 3/8”
Various collections, incl. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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July 24, 1567~ Mary Queen of Scots forced to abdicate in favor of her infant son

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James VI and I, 1566-1625. King of Scotland 1567-1625.
King of England and Ireland 1603-1625 (As a boy)  by Arnold Bronckorst

c.1574 / Oil on panel / 18”x12” / National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

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July 21, 1969~ Apollo 11 Lunar Module takes off from the moon

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Boy and Moon  by  Edward Hopper

1906–07 / Pen, brush + ink, and transparent + opaque watercolor on paper
Image: 16”x13” / Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY

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Isaac Stern: Born July 21, 1920

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July 20, 1969~ Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon

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Ladder to the Moon by Georgia O’Keeffe

1958 / Oil on canvas / 40 3/16”x30 1/4” / Emily Fisher Landau Collection,
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY

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July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind

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