Today is the 116th day of 2024 and the 38th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1859, British, French and German engineers began construction on the Suez Canal in Egypt. In 1898, the United States declared war on Spain. In 1945, U.S. and Soviet troops met at the Elbe River in Germany, signaling the defeat of German defenses. In 1953, Francis Crick and James D. Watson published an article…