The Saturday, July 11, 2026 Edition
ICE Fatally Shoots Wrong Man, Apple Sues OpenAI, and a Car-Smashing Seal
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20,000
The number of DNA matches to living relatives that researchers used to identify John Pumphrey, a teenager who enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777 and died in the Revolutionary War. The genetic genealogy breakthrough cracks a cold case nearly 250 years old — one older than the U.S. Constitution itself.
Source: Smithsonian
Today: England face Norway and Argentina take on Switzerland today in World Cup quarterfinals, with the final two semifinal spots on the line.
Tuesday, July 14: Spain and France, neither of which has lost at this year's World Cup, meet Tuesday in a semifinal in Arlington, Texas.
World Cup Final: The World Cup Final halftime show will feature Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Justin Bieber — and Kermit the Frog.
- 1804Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey
- 1859Big Ben chimes for the first time in London's clock tower
- 1960Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is first published
- 1979Skylab, America's first space station, falls back to Earth over Australia
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