TODAY IN HISTORY

1799

French soldiers in Egypt discovered the Rosetta Stone, which proved instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

1834

The Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 3 1⁄2 centuries after its creation.

1870

Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fifth Canadian province.

1976

A 36-hour kidnap ordeal began for 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver as they were abducted near Chowchilla by three gunmen and imprisoned in an underground cell. (The captives escaped unharmed; the kidnappers were caught.)

1996

MSNBC, a 24-hour allnews network, made its debut on cable and the Internet.

2016

Donald Trump chose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, an experienced politician with deep Washington connections, as his running mate.

Birthdays

Actor Patrick Wayne is 81. Rhythm-and-blues singer Millie Jackson is 76. Rock musician Marky Ramone is 68. Actress Shari Headley is 57. Actor Scott Foley is 48. Actor Taylor Kinney is 39. Actor-singer Tristan “Mack” Wilds is 31. Actress Medalion Rahimi is 28. Actor

Iain Armitage (TV: “Big Little Lies” ″Young Sheldon”) is 12.