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Today in History - What Happened on this Day

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

July 20, 2026

20 July 2026

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

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Pope Leo XIV urges Italians to rediscover their faith

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A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth mining

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Pope Leo XIV's flight from Spain was grounded so king came to his aid

UEFA members to boycott FIFA competitions in protest of World Cup plan

Photo of Pope Leo XIV and boy sparked emotional search for his family

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in Canary Islands: Stop, or face God's wrath

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Pope honors Barcelona's sacred monuments

Trump says he may pull Blanche's attorney general nomination

Pope Leo XIV gets caught up in Spain's culture wars over soccer and language

US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% with inflation stubbornly high

Pope's historic speech to Spain's parliament demands respect for migrants

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Pope meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain

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More than 1 million people flood Madrid streets to see Pope Leo XIV and flower-carpeted procession

Cruise missile strikes Ukraine's city of Lviv, injuring dozens

Leo XIV urges Spain to stop fanning flames of polarization on first papal visit in 15 years

Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram

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US launches strikes on Iranian targets after foiled missile attack on US forces

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny in Spain

France's Bordeaux wine country brace for economic pain as wildfires rage

Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease tensions

Hope dwindles for rescue in Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25

Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims

UK police arrests dozens at protest supporting banned group Palestine Action

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