This day in history
July 31
1658 - Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor
1792 - Cornerstone laid for 1st US government building: US Mint in Philadelphia
1954 - Mount Godwin-Austen (K2) in the Himalayas was first climbed by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
1971 - Apollo 15 astronauts take 6½ hour electric car ride on Moon.
1991 - Russia and US sign long range nuclear weapons reduction pact.
2006 - Cuba's President Fidel Castro undergoes surgery, delegates government functions to brother Raul.
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