| General Information for July 29th 2018 |
| There are 4 public holidays today. |
| Day 210 of 2018 |
| 155 days left in 2018 |
| Week 30 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. |
| 1864 - American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. |
| 1836 - Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. |
| 1148 - The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. |