America’s Dependence Day America’s celebration of birth since 1776 was spectacular, our independence from mother England 250 years previous having been a painful and bloody one, to say the least. That separation, however, wasn’t one of merely exerting cleavage from an empire determined to rule over the colonies. That is, there has been a much […]

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Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for July 18, 2026. In today’s top stories, spontaneous group singing has become a unifying force at U.S. World Cup matches, while a 1976 bicentennial class reflects on a deeply divided, yet hopeful, America. The U.S.-Iran conflict has flared into a renewed but limited war, with a […]

Major 7.3 earthquake hits offshore Chiapas, Mexico; hazardous tsunami threat passed A major earthquake registered by the USGS as 7.3 struck offshore Chiapas, Mexico, on July 17. The agency is reporting a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). EMSC is reporting 7.3 at a depth of 25 km (15.5 miles). Fortunately, there were only a […]

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Texas flooding kills two as state braces for historic rains Torrential rains swept them away in their vehicles while the state braced for “record-shattering” rain over ​the next 24 hours. 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm) of rain had fallen ‌across ⁠parts of the Hill Country over the previous two days. 230 rescues […]

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July 16

622: The
Prophet Mohammed begins his Hijra from Mecca to Medina. This marks the
beginning of the Islamic calendar.  The
importance of this to Jewish history should require no explanation.

1099: As the
Crusaders sacked Jerusalem, they bur…