This Day in History for July 20th
July 20th is the 201st day of the year, with 164 days remaining in 2022 It’s National Hot Dog Day, National Lollipop Day, International Chess Day, Fortune Cookie Day and…
A general view of atmosphere at Madame Tussauds Hollywood Unveils New Bruce Lee Figure Alongside The Legend’s Daughter Shannon Lee, And The Bruce Lee Foundation on September 24, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Madame TussaudsJuly 20th is the 201st day of the year, with 164 days remaining in 2022
It's National Hot Dog Day, National Lollipop Day, International Chess Day, Fortune Cookie Day and Ugly Truck Day
47 days left until Labor Day, 103 days left until Halloween, 109 days until Daylight Saving Time ends
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1903
The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
1963
Jan and Dean's "Surf City" achieves the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles
1965
"Do You Believe in Magic? " by The Lovin' Spoonful is released on the Kama Sutra record label
1968
The first Special Olympics were held in Chicago
1969
Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. First words transmitted from the moon; "Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed."
1973
Bruce Lee died at the age of 32. He suffered a cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, caused by an allergic reaction either to a prescription painkiller he was taking or to a drug he was taking for a back injury.
1975
Steven Van Zandt makes his first appearance in concert with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
1976
Hank Aaron hit his 755th home run, the final home run of his career AND the American Viking 1 lands successfully on Mars
1984
The film, "Revenge of the Nerds" debuted in theaters
1991
EMF's "Unbelievable" occupied the top spot on the Billboard Singles Chart
2007
Tammy Faye Baker Messner passed from cancer AND President George W. Bush signed an executive order prohibiting the cruel and inhumane treatment of terrorism suspects
2010
In an exercise in attempted political correctness, Playboy launched a safe-for-work Website at TheSmokingJacket.com. It featured bikini clad women, articles and lots of jokes.
2012
During a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, a gunman opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58.
2017
O. J. Simpson was granted parole from prison. He had served nine years of a 33-year sentence for armed robbery in Las Vegas.
2021
Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his Private spaceflight company, Blue Origin.
