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    Photos: Today in History for July 29, 2021

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    • Jul 29, 2021
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    DALLAS ALL YOU CAN DRINK BEER

    Shown on July 29, 1935, a Dallas beer parlor offered "all the beer you can drink" for 60 cents an hour. There were plenty of takers, but the proprietor said none had beaten him. The drinker would have to consume more than nine pints an hour to show a profit. (AP Photo)

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    Britain Retains The Davis Cup 1935

    Walking off the court after the great fight between Britain and America in which Britain won the Davis Cup at Wimbledon on July 29, 1935. Left to right - Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn of America, Raymond Tuckey and Patrick Hughes of Britain. (AP Photo/Wat)

    • Wat
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    Opening Ceremonies

    This is general view of the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium, England, on July 29 1948. (AP Photo)

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    Oil Disasters

    Heavy black flames pour from the tank which exploded at Shamrock Oil and Gas corp., 12 miles southeast of Dumas, Texas on July 29, 1956. (AP Photo)

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    Coney Island

    Thousands cram into the available beach area and spill over into the surf at Coney Island, New York, on July 29, 1963, seeking relief from humid high nineties heat that has covered the city like a sweltering blanket for days. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)

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    Nuns At Play 1966

    A group of nuns prove to be more hearty than the ball players at Fenway Park, July 29, 1966. The rains came but the sisters stood their ground until the game was finally called after three innings with the Red Sox leading Kansas City, 2-0, on Nun’s Day.

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    Abdul Jabbar

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the 7-foot-3 all star center of the Los Angeles Lakers, is shown during an interview in New York City, Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Abdul-Jabbar is in New York to promote the 21st Century Invitational basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden in August. (AP Photo)

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    Prince Charles, Princess Diana

    Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are shown on their wedding day at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)

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    SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER 1985

    The space shuttle Challenger lifts off, July 29, 1985, from Pad 39A with flame from its engines reflected in nearby marshes. The craft went into orbit even though one of its main engines malfunctioned. (AP Photo/Thom Bauer)

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    Apollo Sutton 1991

    Percy Sutton poses in front of the Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem, New York, July 29, 1991. Eight years ago, Sutton rescued the New York theater from extinction, but the theater is at a financial crossroads and loses upward of $2 million annually. (AP Photo/David Cantor)

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    US Dream Team 1992

    Germany's Michael Jackel, left, tries to get past the USA's Patrick Ewing as teammate Karl Malone holds off Germany's Hans Gnad, right, during their preliminary game at the XXV Summer Olympic Games Wednesday, July 29, 1992 in Barcelona. (AP Photo)

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    Rwandan Civil War  Refugees  Zair

    Israeli army nurse Dorit Naor shows a Rwandan refugee mother how much antibiotics to administer to her daughter who was just treated for a leg abcess at the Israel Defense Forces field hospital in Goma, Zaire, on Friday, July 29, 1994. U.N.’s top humanitarian official said, that the French troop withdrawal from Rwanda Friday could trigger a new outpouring of refugees that would top records already set in four months of ethnic chaos. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Arzt)

    • Jacqueline Arzt
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    MELLENCAMP

    Singer and songwriter John Mellencamp, 44, poses at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles, July 29, 1996. On September 10, Mercury will release an album, "Mr. Happy Go Lucky," which he recorded in his home town of Bloomington, Ind. His last tour in 1994 was ended by a heart attack, but Mellencamp now has a healthier lifestyle, working with weights three times a week and running. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    • CHRIS PIZZELLO
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    PERU MILITARY PARADE

    Peruvian soldiers march during a military parade in Lima on Wednesday, July 29, 1998. The annual parade celebrates the 177th anniversary of Peru's independence.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

    • MARTIN MEJIA
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    Matthew Friedrich

    Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced a criminal indictment against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Tuesday, July 29, 2008, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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    DALLAS ALL YOU CAN DRINK BEER

    Shown on July 29, 1935, a Dallas beer parlor offered "all the beer you can drink" for 60 cents an hour. There were plenty of takers, but the proprietor said none had beaten him. The drinker would have to consume more than nine pints an hour to show a profit. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Britain Retains The Davis Cup 1935

    Walking off the court after the great fight between Britain and America in which Britain won the Davis Cup at Wimbledon on July 29, 1935. Left to right - Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn of America, Raymond Tuckey and Patrick Hughes of Britain. (AP Photo/Wat)

    • Wat
    Opening Ceremonies

    This is general view of the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium, England, on July 29 1948. (AP Photo)

    • AP
    Oil Disasters

    Heavy black flames pour from the tank which exploded at Shamrock Oil and Gas corp., 12 miles southeast of Dumas, Texas on July 29, 1956. (AP Photo)

    • AP
    Coney Island

    Thousands cram into the available beach area and spill over into the surf at Coney Island, New York, on July 29, 1963, seeking relief from humid high nineties heat that has covered the city like a sweltering blanket for days. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)

    • John Lindsay
    Nuns At Play 1966

    A group of nuns prove to be more hearty than the ball players at Fenway Park, July 29, 1966. The rains came but the sisters stood their ground until the game was finally called after three innings with the Red Sox leading Kansas City, 2-0, on Nun’s Day.

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
    Abdul Jabbar

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the 7-foot-3 all star center of the Los Angeles Lakers, is shown during an interview in New York City, Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Abdul-Jabbar is in New York to promote the 21st Century Invitational basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden in August. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Prince Charles, Princess Diana

    Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are shown on their wedding day at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER 1985

    The space shuttle Challenger lifts off, July 29, 1985, from Pad 39A with flame from its engines reflected in nearby marshes. The craft went into orbit even though one of its main engines malfunctioned. (AP Photo/Thom Bauer)

    • THOM BAUER
    Apollo Sutton 1991

    Percy Sutton poses in front of the Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem, New York, July 29, 1991. Eight years ago, Sutton rescued the New York theater from extinction, but the theater is at a financial crossroads and loses upward of $2 million annually. (AP Photo/David Cantor)

    • David Cantor
    US Dream Team 1992

    Germany's Michael Jackel, left, tries to get past the USA's Patrick Ewing as teammate Karl Malone holds off Germany's Hans Gnad, right, during their preliminary game at the XXV Summer Olympic Games Wednesday, July 29, 1992 in Barcelona. (AP Photo)

    • AP
    Rwandan Civil War  Refugees  Zair

    Israeli army nurse Dorit Naor shows a Rwandan refugee mother how much antibiotics to administer to her daughter who was just treated for a leg abcess at the Israel Defense Forces field hospital in Goma, Zaire, on Friday, July 29, 1994. U.N.’s top humanitarian official said, that the French troop withdrawal from Rwanda Friday could trigger a new outpouring of refugees that would top records already set in four months of ethnic chaos. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Arzt)

    • Jacqueline Arzt
    MELLENCAMP

    Singer and songwriter John Mellencamp, 44, poses at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles, July 29, 1996. On September 10, Mercury will release an album, "Mr. Happy Go Lucky," which he recorded in his home town of Bloomington, Ind. His last tour in 1994 was ended by a heart attack, but Mellencamp now has a healthier lifestyle, working with weights three times a week and running. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    • CHRIS PIZZELLO
    PERU MILITARY PARADE

    Peruvian soldiers march during a military parade in Lima on Wednesday, July 29, 1998. The annual parade celebrates the 177th anniversary of Peru's independence.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

    • MARTIN MEJIA
    Matthew Friedrich

    Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced a criminal indictment against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, Tuesday, July 29, 2008, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    • Susan Walsh

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