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Today in History: August 1, America gets its MTV

MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles.

NEW YORK – APRIL 05: MTV sign is seen on April 05, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer /Getty Images)

FILE – Vials of the measles mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are displayed in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record

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FILE – Sydney Sweeney poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Echo Valley’ on June 10, 2025, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

American Eagle’s ‘good jeans’ ads with Sydney Sweeney spark a debate on race and beauty standards

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FILE – In this April 27, 2011 file photo, bottles of Procter & Gamble’s Tide detergent are on display at a Target store in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

P&G to increase prices in part due to tariffs as shoppers remain cautious and delay purchases

By The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 at 8:24 a.m.

Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble said it would raise prices on about a quarter...

Gunman who killed 4 in New York was trying to get to NFL offices and claimed to have CTE: Officials

By The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 at 3:35 p.m.

Among those killed was an off-duty police officer.

The USS Forrestal with burning planes on deck, is shown in this 1967 file photo. Thirty years ago a Zuni missile, accidentally fired from another Phantom, struck the A-4 Skyhawk aboard the USS Forrestal and killed 134 men. It was and remains the Navy’s worst disaster since World War II. Former crew members will gather Sunday, July 27, 1997 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and Tuesday, July 29, 1997 aboard the now-retired Forrestal in Philadelphia for memorial services. (AP Photo)

Today in History: July 29, USS Forrestal accident

By The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

An accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf...

The scene on 52nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenue

Gunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower

By The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 at 5:47 a.m.

The suspect had a ‘documented mental health history,’ but the motive is still unknown, police...

FILE – Rupert Murdoch arrives at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story

By The Associated Press

July 28, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

Trump cites Murdoch's age and recent health scares for the immediate action.

The gaping hole, circled, at the 78th and 79th floors of the Empire State Building in New York, marks the place where the B-25 army bomber crashed into the structure yesterday, July 28, 1945, killing at least 13 people. Photo was made July 29, after the dense fog that helped cause the crash dissipated. (AP Photo/Tom Fitzsimmons)

Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building

By The Associated Press

July 28, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State...

**FILE** Commander-in-chief, United Nations Command, and U.S. Army Gen. Mark W. Clark signs the Military Armistice agreement at a base camp at Munsan-ni, Korea on July 30, 1953. Seated are members of the U.N. negotiating team, from left to right, Gen. Maxwell Taylor; Gen. Otto Weyland; Gen. Clark; Vice-Adm. Mark W. Briscoe, and Adm. Jocko Clark. The men standing are not identified. The 1953 Korean armistice agreement did stop the fighting, but it didn’t start the peace. Now the last generations to remember the “great toil” may see their war truly come to an end, if the two Koreas achieve the peace settlement proposed last week by their leaders. (AP Photo)

Today in History: July 27, Korean War hostilities end

By The Associated Press

July 27, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

The Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the...

President George Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House July 26, 1990. Joining the president are Rev. Harold Wilke, rear left, Evan Kemp, chairman of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, left, Sandra Parrino, chairman of the National Council on Disability; and Justin Dart, chairman of The President’s Council on Disabilities. Jefferson Memorial is in background. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)

Today in History: July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law

By The Associated Press

July 26, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting discrimination based on mental...

This image released by CBS shows Stephen Colbert during a taping of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday, July 21, 2025, in New York. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?

By The Associated Press

July 25, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

Negotiations over President Trump's lawsuit with “60 Minutes” has been a cloud over CBS News.

FILE – A Southwest Airlines plane taxis at Hollywood Burbank Airport on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft

By The Associated Press

July 25, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

Passengers posted on social media that the plane took a dramatic drop soon after takeoff.

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