On This Day in
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ISTORY
Sunday Jul 20, 2008
Born 1919: Sir Edmund Hillary, one of 1st two men to scale Mt. Everest.
Born 1938: Natalie Wood, actress (Miracle on 34th Street, Rebel Without a Cause)
Born 1946: Kim Carnes, singer (Bette Davis Eyes)
Born 1947: Carlos Santana, musician (Santana-Black Magic Woman)
Born 1944: T.G. Sheppard, country singer
Born 1978: Charlie Korsmo, actor (Dick Tracy, What About Bob, Hook)
In 1810 Columbia gains it's independence.
In 1859 Admission fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents).
In 1944 Pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention
In 1944 US invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II
In 1960 1st submerged submarine fires Polaris missile, George Washington
In 1969 Man landed on the Moon, 4:18PM EDT
In 1976 1st pictures from Mars surface received (courtesy Viking 2).
In 1977 Voyager 2 launched to the outer solar system.
In 1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
In 1999 The Mercury space capsule of astronaut Gus Grissom is recovered from the Atlantic Ocean floor.
Independence Day, celebrated in Columbia
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