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UPI Almanac for Saturday, July 31, 2021
TOP NEWS JULY 31, 2021 / 3:00 AM
On July 31, 1999, NASA intentionally crashes the Lunar Prospector spacecraft into the moon with the hopes of discovering evidence of water. Researchers said it didn't reveal any such signs.
By United Press International
July 31 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1498, on his third voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Trinidad.
In 1556 Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order of Roman Catholic missionaries and educators, died in Rome.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2021/07/31/On-This-Day-NASA-intentionally-crashes-Lunar-Prospector-into-moon/6781627693337/
