TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
July 15, 1799
French soldiers in Egypt discovered the Rosetta Stone, which proved instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
ON THIS DATE
1975
Three American astronauts blasted off aboard an Apollo spaceship hours after two Soviet cosmonauts were launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for a mission that included a linkup of the two ships in orbit.
1996
MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network, made its debut on cable and the Internet.