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Battle of Passchendaele / Ranger 7 / Black Tot Day
On This Day (July 31): Your quick daily trip back in time.
Fatih Taskiran
July 31, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes
🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning. It's Thursday, July 31, and we're discovering the beginning of the Battle of Passchendaele, Ranger 7 's shots, Israel's One Million Plan, Black Tot Day, and much more.
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🗓️ Time Machine
-1620 | Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Holland, for England on their way to America. |
-1912 | The US government censors movies and photos of boxing prizefights—the ban lasts until 1940. |
-1917 | The Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) began during World War I and resulted in approximately 500,000 casualties. |
-1961 | Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant. |
-1964 | First close-ups of the moon taken by Ranger 7, an unmanned U.S. probe—4,308 in total—before it hits the moon northwest of the Sea of Clouds. |
-1970 | Black Tot Day: the last day of the official daily rum ration in the Royal Navy, which started in 1740. |
-2007 | The longest-running British Army operation ever, Operation Banner, comes to an end. |
📸 Snapshot
💬 Final Words
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Did we make history today? |
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