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.