These planes are dropping water on the Stud Horse fire near Winthrop, Washington.

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When you're zoomed in waiting for the plane to appear and it's a little bit closer than you were expecting.

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July 31

This day in history:

  • 1932 – The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
  • 1992 – China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashes during takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport, killing 108.
  • 1763 – Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
  • 1991 – The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.

Births:

  • 1971 – Gus Frerotte, American football player and coach
  • 1944 – Robert C. Merton, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1916 – Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (died 1986)

Deaths:

  • 1964 – Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Howard W. Jones, American surgeon and academic (born 1910)
  • 2013 – John Graves, American captain and author (born 1920)

Holidays:

  • Treasury Day (Poland)
  • Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh (Haryana and Punjab, India)
  • Earliest day on which the Feast of Kamál (Perfection) can fall, while August 1 is the latest; observed on the first day of the eighth month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)

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This July 31, 2025 genocide order for Russians to kill all Ukrainians seems like the response to Donald Trump White House shortening the 50 day deadline this week.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of July 31

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July 31

This day in history:

  • 1763 – Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
  • 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
  • 1973 – A Delta Air Lines jetliner, flight DL 723 crashes while landing in fog at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts killing 89.
  • 1992 – Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 113 people on board.

Births:

  • 1724 – Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author (d. 1801)
  • 1976 – Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rican footballer and manager
  • 1950 – Richard Berry, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Deaths:

  • 1986 – Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (b. 1900)
  • 1396 – William Courtenay, English archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1342)
  • 1693 – Willem Kalf, Dutch still life painter (b. 1619)

Holidays:

  • Warriors' Day (Malaysia)
  • * Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observance:*
  • Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh (Haryana and Punjab, India)

Random Article of the day:

Erulan Jamaubaev

Erulan Kenjebekuly Jamaubaev (Kazakh: Ерұлан Кенжебекұлы Жамаубаев, Erūlan Kenjebekūly Jamaubaev; born 25 March 1974) is a Kazakh politician who's serving as Minister of Finance since 2020.

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This Day In History: July 31, 1944

- Operation Cobra in Normandy, France ended in an Allied victory. Learn More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cobra

- The Battle of Noemfoor in Dutch New Guinea ended in an Allied victory. Learn More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Noemfoor

- Soviet forces reached Praga, in Warsaw on the east bank of the Vistula River. Learn More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising

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Pictured: Sherman Tanks & Other Vehicles Landing At Noemfoor

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DC WEEKLY! ⚠️
DC Comics will release at least three brand new comics on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, including comics from Absolute Power, Red Hood and Super-Pets!

See: https://comixnow.com/2024/07/25/dc-weekly-dc-comics-available-on-july-31-2024/

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DC WEEKLY: DC Comics available on July 31, 2024 | ComixNOW

DC Comics will release at least three brand new comics on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, including comics from Absolute Power, Red Hood and Super-Pets!

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