THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Wednesday, July 15, the 197th day of 2020. There are 169 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1870: Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Manitoba entered confederation as the fifth Canadian province.

IN THE WORLD

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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Singer Linda Ronstadt is 74. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, is 70.Rock musician Marky Ramone is 68. Rock musician Joe Satriani is 64. Model Kim Alexis is 60. Actor Willie Aames is 60. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 59. Rock musician Jason Bonham is 54. Actor-comedian Eddie Griffin is 52. Actress Diane Kruger is 44. Actor Iain Armitage (TV: “Big Little Lies”, “Young Sheldon”) is 12.