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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Lollipop Day'.
[The Hankster says] Anything red, please.
Another food oriented day tomorrow will be 'International Cake Day'. Cakes created along musical themes. The 2015 theme is: 'Into a Fairytale'.
Put on those thinking caps and tank up on some fish for brain food. Tomorrow is 'International Chess Day'. Since 1966 by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), their
birthday.
[The Hankster says] I like chess. My boyhood friend Allen Williams taught me to play it. However, I did get excited when i misread it and thought it was International Cheese Day.
Tomorrow is 'National Get Out of the Dog House Day'. Third Monday in July
[The Hankster says] The best I can figure out, is that it is a day to put the past behind you and start anew. We just had a day about dumping all the 'should haves' and 'would haves'. Live in the past and die in the future.
Gentleman (and ladies) start your engines. Tomorrow is 'Ugly Truck Day'.
[The Hankster says] You owners of such, have never cared what others thought, now you can be proud.
Another one of those days that should be practiced all the time. Tomorrow is 'Global Hug Your Kids Day '. Third Monday in July.
Where were you on July 20 1969. Tomorrow is 'Moon day'. Celebrates the July 20 1969 moon landing.
We have an awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'National Farm Safety Week'. July 20-25 in Australia.
Historical events in the past on: July 20
In 1807,– Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.
In 1903, The Ford Motor Company ships its first car.
In 1935, The radio police drama ''Gang Busters' premiers on NBC-radio.
In 1940, Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart (#1 was I'll Never Smile Again, by Tommy Dorsey).
In 1942, The Legion of Merit Medal authorized by US congress.
In 1960, The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
In 1968, The first Special Olympics is held.
In 1969, Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon later that day (Eastern Time Zone).
In 1976, Viking 1 successfully lands on Mars.
In 1976, Hank Aaron hits the final home run of his career when he hits number 755 at Milwaukee Stadium.
In 1977,- CIA releases docs under Freedom of Information, revealing mind control experiments.
In 1985, Treasure hunters discover $400 million from the sunken Spanish galleon 'Atocha'.
In 1997, The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
In 2006, World Jump Day was celebrated. A one time event in 2006. It was a hoax that claimed to have over 6 million participants. These persons would jump at a specified time on that July 20. The united movement was supposed to shift the Earth's orbit and thus end global warming.
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July is:
July origin (from Wikipedia): Named by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar.
"is the seventh month of the year (between June
and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months
with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of
the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior
to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in
most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer)
and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it
is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in
July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of
January in the Northern hemisphere."
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