The explorer, Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, which is known as “the Lost City of the Incas”.
23 July 1982
The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86.
21 July 1983
The lowest temperature ever recorded in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica at ?89.2 °C.
20 July 1969
A cease fire is starts between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the “Football War”.
19 July 1952
The 1952 Summer Olympic Games were opened in Helsinki, Finland. The games were officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad. A total 69…