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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 20
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Lola Albright in Akron, Ohio, USA; actress (Delta Country, Kid Galahad).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Thomas Berger; American novelist (Vital Parts, Little Big Man).
- 90th: 1934 - 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Keokuk, Iowa (state record).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of T.G. Sheppard; country singer ("Only One You", "Without You").
- 80th: 1944 - US President Franklin Roosevelt is nominated for an unprecedented fourth term at Democratic convention.
- 80th: 1944 - (1242 hours) In Rastenburg, East Prussia, a bomb explodes in the Gästebaracke of Adolf Hitler's war headquarters. Hitler receives only minor injuries. Hitler's double, Heinrich Berger, dies a few hours later. Three others die later of injuries: Hitler's stenographer General Schmundt, Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe General Korten, and Colonel Brandt, aide to General Heusinger.
- 80th: 1944 - (about 1800 hours) Berlin Radio reports Adolf Hitler is alive.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Jay Jay French in New York City, New York, USA; guitarist (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It").
- 70th: 1954 - Death of Blair Moody at age 52; American politician (Senator-Michigan).
- 70th: 1954 - Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident.
- 50th: 1974 - Death of Allen Jenkins at age 74; actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Hey Jeannie, Waterfront, Damon Runyon Theatre).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Simon Rex; actor (What I Like About You, Jack and Jill).
- 50th: 1974 - Turkey invades Cyprus.
- 40th: 1984 - Uwe Hohn of German Democratic Republic throws javelin a record 104.8 metres.
- 30th: 1994 - The last show of the TV series Dinosaurs airs.
- 25th: 1999 - Liberty Bell 7, part of the US Mercury program, is raised from the Atlantic Ocean.
- 25th: 1999 - Apple Computer introduces the iBook portable computer. It features 12.1-inch TFT display, 300 MHz G3 processor, 4 MB ATI Rage Mobility graphics chip, CD-ROM drive, 32 MB RAM, modem, USB and 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports, 3 GB hard drive, keyboard, Mac OS 8.6, V.90 modem, AppleWorks software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, and comes in a translucent cover in tangerine or blueberry colors. Battery power lasts about six hours. Price is US$1599; weight is 6.6 pounds; size is 2 x 13.5 x 11.6 inches.
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