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July 19th 1923
Insulin Introduced.

July 20th 1980
The Moscow Summer Olympics begins minus the United States and 64 other countries who were boycotting the games because of the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.

July 21st 2005
Terrorist Attack London Underground

July 22nd 2009
The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, ( when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth’s view of the Sun ) lasting up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, occurs off the coast of Southeast Asia.

July 23rd 1952
Military Coup d’etat Egypt

July 24th 1990
Iraq Troops Mass on Border of Kuwait

July 25th 1952
Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

July 26th 1956
0Suez Crisis Begins

July 27th 1974
The House of Representatives charges President Richard M. Nixon with the first of three articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice.

July 28th 1956
Elvis Presley scores his second No. 1 hit with “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.”

July 29th 1981
Prince Charles marries Lady Diana at a royal ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral

July 30th 1966
England win the World Cup in extra time at Wembley Stadium 4 to 2

July 31st 1958
Anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet