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| The world was jettisoned into the lead of the Space Age Race when, on July 20, 1969, the first astronauts to walk the moon were America’s very own Neil ... | The world was jettisoned into the lead of the Space Age Race when, on July 20, 1969, the first astronauts to walk the moon were America’s very own Neil ... | ||
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Art and culture
- 1712 - The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.
- 1903 - Ford Motor Company shipped its first car.
- 1928 - The government of Hungary issues a decree ordering Gypsies to end their nomadic ways, settle permanently in one place, and subject themselves to the same laws and taxes as other Hungarians.
- 1937 - Two black men accused of stabbing a policeman are taken by a mob from the county jail in Tallahassee, Florida and lynched.
- 1938 - The Justice Department files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of anti-trust law. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
- 1989 - Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's show opens at Washington, D.C.'s Project for the Arts after the Smithsonian Institution's Corcoran Gallery cancels it.
Births
- 356 BC - Alexander the Great, Greek king and military leader (d. 323 BC)
- 1304 - Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (d. 1374)
- 1890 - Theda Bara, American actress (d. 1955)
- 1895 - László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (d. 1946)
- 1925 - Frantz Fanon, West Indian psychiatrist and writer (d. 1961)
- 1932 - Nam June Paik, Korean-born artist (d. 2006)
- 1933 - Cormac McCarthy, American author
- 1938 - Natalie Wood, American actress (d. 1981)
- 1947 - Carlos Santana, Mexican guitarist
Deaths
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* Larry Levan * Paul Delvaux
Space age The world was jettisoned into the lead of the Space Age Race when, on July 20, 1969, the first astronauts to walk the moon were America’s very own Neil ...
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) is widely considered to be the greatest martial arts actor of the 20th century. His films, especially the last ... [[ Frantz Fanon]] (July 20, 1925 – December 6, 1961) was perhaps the preeminent thinker of the 20th century on the issue of decolonization and the ...
Paul Valéry (October 30, 1871 - July 20, 1945) was a French author and poet of the Symbolist school. He was born in Sète, Hérault. Living in Paris from 1892 ...
Rules For the Human Zoo is a speech delivered by Peter Sloterdijk on July 20 1999 on the occasion of a symposium dedicated to the philosophy of Heidegger. ...
Paik Nam-june (July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a South Korean-born American artist, particularly noted for his video art. Paik studied music history, ...
Potlatch... bulletin of the french section of the lettrist international, 20 July 1954 via http://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/presitu/potlatch5.html [Jul 2004] ...
Germaine Dulac, born 17 November 1882 in Amiens, France, died 20 July 1942, was a French film director and early film theorist. ...
See Pare's example of twins joined at the pelves called Louis and Louise, Paris, 20 July, 1570. Also Licetus's case of Mrs. John Waterman who gave birth to ...
