At 12:51 EDT on July 24, 1969, Apollo 11, the U.S. spacecraft that
had taken the first astronauts to the surface of the moon, safely
returned to Earth.

President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery
area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet,
prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing
mission. Already confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility
are (left to right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael
Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar
module pilot.

On July 24, 1998, the director Steven Spielberg’s World War II
epic, Saving Private Ryan, was released in theaters across the 
U.S. The film, which starred Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, was
praised for its authentic portrayal of war and was nominated
for 11 Academy Awards. It took home five Oscars, for Best
Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Film Editing
and Best Sound Effects Editing.

Director Steven Spielberg behind the camera.

ED DANAHUE

Oregon Gov. Kotek endorses Kamala Harris
for president: ‘Ready to unite the country.’

SALEM, Ore. — Late Monday morning Oregon Governor Tina
Kotek announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris as the 2024 presidential election Democratic candidate, following President
Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race on Sunday.

“I am proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President. She’s tough, she’s smart and she’s ready to
unite the country. Kamala Harris should be our next
President," Kotek’s statement said.

“Donald Trump poses a clear and present danger to our country
and our world. That’s why it’s so important to defeat him in
November. Vice President Harris is the right person to lead
Democrats to victory in the upcoming election.”

(KATU)

Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre, notorious criminal
John Dillinger—America’s “Public Enemy No. 1″—was
killed in a hail of bullets fired by federal agents.

In a fiery bank-robbing career that lasted just over a year,
Dillinger and his associates robbed 11 banks for more
than $300,000, broke jail and narrowly escaped capture
multiple times, and killed seven police officers and
three federal agents.

John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934)