July 31 Highlights: Unforgettable Moments This date in History

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It’s July 31st ALL DAY and these events happened on this date in history.
1777 Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army
1792 Cornerstone laid for 1st US government building: US Mint in Philadelphia
1876 US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford Massachusetts)
1912 US government prohibits movies and photos of prize fights (censorship)
1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties
1919 The Weimar Constitution establishing the German Republic is adopted
1971 Apollo 15 astronauts take 6½ hour electric car ride on Moon
1988 Last Playboy Club closes in Lansing, Michigan

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