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Today in History – What Happened on this Day

Today in History – What Happened on this Day

July 15, 2026

15 July 2026

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

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Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts

Wisconsin governor candidate says her campaign has far less money than she thought

A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go

Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

Trump backs away from plan to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records

Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans

Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

Spain advances to World Cup final with 2-0 win over France

Searing heat and storms mar holiday with 3 children dead in Wisconsin

US military says it shot down Iranian missiles, drones launched toward Gulf allies

Tyco in $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv boosts air defenses

Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh argument in Wisconsin judge's case

United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis is diverted because of an unruly passenger

Trump lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks and wilderness areas

Senators rally to Russia sanctions bill, one of Graham's top priorities

Tehran reaction to US threats over Strait of Hormuz

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Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray

Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest

US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi PM says

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Severe storms produce heavy rain and flooding across parts of US

Scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records

Severe storms damage communities from the Plains to the Midwest

Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

US stocks tick higher after data shows slowing inflation

Fired Universities of Wisconsin President says he was 'blindsided'

Mother hopes freed US reporter will come home followng release

Chesney the kangaroo flees petting zoo for three days on the lam

Writers Guild of America blocks Paramount's buyout of Warner

Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains

High Point stuns Wisconsin 83-82 in March Madness

Bondi gives ousted interim US attorney new title

Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat across half of the US

Wyden alleges RFK Jr. broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races

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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of tornadoes

President Donald Trump's post-State of the Union sales job begins now

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House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent

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Arkansas the only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms

A crisis emerges across the US as 'forever chemicals' quietly contaminate drinking water wells

Trump endorses Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin's race for governor

Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations

Democrats hope a blue wave washes over Wisconsin and gives them control