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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2025. There are 140 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Aug. 13, In 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first woman to join the U.S. Marine Corps.

Also on this date:

In 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured Tenochtitlan, present-day Mexico City, from the Aztecs.

In 1792, French revolutionaries arrested and i

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