THURSDAY, July 31, 2025

1620-Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America

1917-World War I: Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins, goes on to cause approximately 500,000 casualties

1958 Anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet

1961-Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant

2007-Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland comes to an end, longest-running British Army operation ever

2006-Fidel Castro temporarily hands over power to brother Raúl Castro, leading to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequeña Habana), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated.