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WORLDJul 31 · 08:10 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Today in History: July 31, Phelps sets Olympic medal record

On July 31, 2012, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal at the London Summer Olympics, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. Other historical events on this date include the sinking of a Spanish fleet in 1715, Marquis de Lafayette's commission in 1777, and the adoption of Germany’s Weimar Constitution in 1919.

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