Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp’]
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22 July 1977
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is restored to power. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deng_Xiaoping’]
21 July 1970
After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan_Dam’]
20 July 1969
Apollo program: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…
19 July 1903
Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_Tour_de_France’]
18 July 1925
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf’]
17 July 1955
Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland’]
16 July 1935
The world’s first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_meter’]
15 July 1834
The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition’]
14 July 2016
A terrorist vehicular attack in Nice, France kills 86 civilians and injures over 400 others. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Nice_truck_attack’]