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Today is Saturday, July 26, the 207th day of 2025. There are 158 days left in the year.

Today in History:

On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities.

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In 1775, the Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.

In 1847, the western Afric

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