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July 20, 2005 Canada becomes the 4th country to permit same-sex marriage July 20, 1997 126th British Golf Open: Billy Ray Brown shoots a 271 at Royal Troon July 20, 1997 American Justin Leonard wins the British Open shooting at 272 July 20, 1997 Burnet Senior Golf Classic July 20, 1997 Michele Redman wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Classic July 20, 1994 Major parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (July 16th-22nd) July 20, 1994 O. J. Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife's klller July 20, 1993 Fire in the press box at Altanta Fulton County Stadium July 20, 1993 Joe Petruzzi files for divorce from Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever) July 20, 1992 121st British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots a 272 at Muirfield Gullane July 20, 1992 Round World Air Race begins in Paris July 20, 1991 Kirk Cameron marries Growing Pains co-star Chelsea Noble in upstate New York July 20, 1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant July 20, 1990 Justice William Brennan resigns from Supreme Court after 36 years July 20, 1989 93 degrees F, highest overnight low ever recorded in Phoenix, Arizona July 20, 1989 Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest July 20, 1988 Michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee July 20, 1987 Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs July 20, 1986 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic July 20, 1985 Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha July 20, 1984 Uwe Hohn of East Germany throws javelin a record 104.8 m July 20, 1984 Vanessa Williams is asked to resign as Miss America July 20, 1983 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 20, 1982 Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks July 20, 1982 IRA bomb attacks in London July 20, 1982 T Macauly and D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London July 20, 1981 England set for innings loss vs. Aust, Botham hits 100 in 87 balls July 20, 1981 Irene Saez, of Venezuela, crowned 30th Miss Universe July 20, 1980 109th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 271 at Muirfield Gullane July 20, 1980 Joop Zoetemelk wins Tour de France July 20, 1980 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic July 20, 1979 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash July 20, 1977 Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage July 20, 1976 Last U.S. troops leave Thailand July 20, 1976 U.S. Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing July 20, 1975 30th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer July 20, 1974 Heng Yo and Heng Ju, completes 1,000 mile (SF-Seattle) pilgrimage July 20, 1974 Turkey invades Cyprus July 20, 1973 Jack Brisco beats Harley Race in Houston, to become NWA champ July 20, 1973 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0 July 20, 1972 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site July 20, 1970 Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks July 20, 1969 1st men on Moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11 July 20, 1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Danbury Lady Carling Golf Open July 20, 1969 Eddy Merckx wins Tour de France July 20, 1968 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV July 20, 1968 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117 July 20, 1967 Pablo Neruda receives 1st Viareggio-Versile prizes July 20, 1967 Race riots in Memphis, Tennessee July 20, 1965 18.18" (46.18 cm) of rainfall, Edgarton, Missouri (state 24-hr record) July 20, 1965 New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam July 20, 1964 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City" July 20, 1964 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 10th String quartet July 20, 1963 17 African states and Madagascar sign peace treaty with EC July 20, 1963 18th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mary Mills July 20, 1963 Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ July 20, 1962 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 13th Symphony July 20, 1962 France and Tunisia recover diplomatic relations July 20, 1960 1st submerged submarine to fire Polaris missile (George Washington) July 20, 1960 Sirima Bandaranaike becomes 1st female premier of Ceylon July 20, 1960 U.S.S.R. recovered 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space July 20, 1958 40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA July 20, 1958 Betty Jameson/Mary Lena Faulk wins Homestead 4-Ball Golf Tournament July 20, 1958 King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR July 20, 1956 France recognizes Tunisia's independence July 20, 1956 Great Britain refuses to lend Egypt money to build Aswan Dam July 20, 1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island July 20, 1956 Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs July 20, 1954 Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North and South July 20, 1954 Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident July 20, 1954 West German secret service head Otto John defects to German DR July 20, 1953 U.S.S.R./Israel recover diplomatic relations July 20, 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0) July 20, 1952 Fausto Coppi wins Tour de France July 20, 1950 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) July 20, 1949 Israel's 19 month war of independence ends July 20, 1949 Vasil Kolarov elected premier of Bulgaria July 20, 1948 Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ July 20, 1948 Syngman Rhee elected president of South-Korea July 20, 1948 U.S. Communist Party chairman William Forster arrested July 20, 1947 1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra July 20, 1944 Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy July 20, 1944 British premier Winston Churchill flies to France to meet Montgomery July 20, 1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs July 20, 1944 Canadian Cameroon Highlanders conquer St-Andre July 20, 1944 Death March of 1,200 Jews from Lipcani Moldavia begins July 20, 1944 Fieldmarshal von Kluge consults with German commandant at Caen July 20, 1944 Flying Fortresses of U.S. 8th Air Force attack Leipzig/Dessau July 20, 1944 General Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy July 20, 1944 Heavy storm hampers British offensive at Caen July 20, 1944 Japanese aircraft carrier Hijo sinks by U.S. air attack July 20, 1944 July 20th Plot-Failed assassination attempt on Hitler July 20, 1944 Liberators of U.S. 8th Air Force attack Gotha Russelsheim/Eisenach July 20, 1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention July 20, 1944 U.S. 15th Air Force attacks Friedrichshaven Memmingen July 20, 1944 U.S. 9th AF bombs railroad at Chaulnes Sable-sur-Sarthe/Dreux July 20, 1944 U.S. invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II July 20, 1944 Violent battles in Verrieres-hill (Normandy) July 20, 1943 Joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) July 20, 1942 1st detachment of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, begin basic training July 20, 1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy 8-8 July 20, 1942 Legion of Merit Medal authorized by congress July 20, 1942 Time puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovitch on its cover July 20, 1942 Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began basic training at Fort Des Moines July 20, 1941 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17 July 20, 1940 Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands July 20, 1940 Nazi collaborator Rost of Tonningen appointed director of Marxist July 20, 1940 Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart (#1 is "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey) July 20, 1938 Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws July 20, 1935 1st broadcast of "Gang Busters" on NBC-radio July 20, 1934 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record) July 20, 1933 Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler July 20, 1930 106 degrees F (41 degrees C), Washington, D.C. (district record) July 20, 1927 Lindbergh begins New York flight (Spirit of St. Louis) July 20, 1925 Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France July 20, 1925 Italian-Serbian/Croatian/Slav treaty about Dalmatie July 20, 1924 Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris July 20, 1923 Yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 July 20, 1922 Togo made a mandate of League of Nations July 20, 1920 Heerenveen soccer team forms July 20, 1917 Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats and Slovenes form Yugoslavia July 20, 1917 WW I draft lottery held; #258 is 1st drawn July 20, 1916 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds July 20, 1914 Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster July 20, 1913 Turkish troop take Adrianopel and Erdine from Bulgaria July 20, 1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game July 20, 1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0 July 20, 1911 Generals Henry Wilson/Auguste Dubail sign plan for British Expeditionary army in case of war with Germany July 20, 1910 Former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper acquitted of corruption July 20, 1906 Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 July 20, 1903 Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X July 20, 1894 2000 fed troops recalled from Chicago, having ended Pullman strike July 20, 1890 "Gibbons Stamp Monthly" begins publishing July 20, 1890 Snow and hail in Calais, ME July 20, 1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to federal troops July 20, 1878 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii July 20, 1877 Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 July 20, 1876 1st U.S. intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, New York; Princeton wins July 20, 1872 Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio July 20, 1871 British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province July 20, 1868 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes July 20, 1866 Sea battle of Lissa-Austria vs Italy July 20, 1864 Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured July 20, 1864 Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign July 20, 1861 Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Virginia July 20, 1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents ) (New York beats Brooklyn 22-18) July 20, 1858 Gathering of Plombieres - Napoleon III meets Cavour July 20, 1855 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands July 20, 1849 Start of 1st Lancashire-Yorkshire clash at Hyde Park, Sheffield July 20, 1847 German astronomer Theodor discovers Comet Brorsen-Metcalf July 20, 1836 Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension July 20, 1810 Colombia declares independence from Spain July 20, 1808 Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names July 20, 1801 Elisha Brown, Jr. pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm July 20, 1773 Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada) July 20, 1749 Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds" July 20, 1654 Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control July 20, 1627 English fleet under George Villiers reaches La Rochelle July 20, 1619 Gerardus Vossius resigns as Dutch regent States college leader July 20, 1609 Emperor Rudolf II grants Silezische protestants freedom of religion July 20, 1608 Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft July 20, 1553 PM John Dudley captured in Cambridge July 20, 1498 Emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands July 20, 1495 French viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders July 20, 1031 Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of France July 20, 514 St. Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus |