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2021

Official opening of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan.

2020

China launches its first mission to Mars, Tianwen-1. It consists of a probe, an orbiter, and a rover.

2019

Boris Johnson is chosen to become the new British prime minister. He replaces Theresa May.

2010

The band One Direction is formed on the show The X Factor, featuring Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson.

1972

Belgian cyclist Eddie Merckx wins his fourth consecutive Tour de France. He would go on to win one more in 1974.

1967

The first liver transplant, performed on a 19-month-old girl, takes place at the University of Colorado.

1966

Frank Sinatra’s song “Strangers In The Night” reaches No. 1 in the U.S. It goes on to win Record of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards.

1955

Jacques Amyot wins the first International Crossing of Lac-Saint-Jean. It took him 11.5 hours to cross the lake.

1904

The ice cream cone is invented by Charles E. Menches in St. Louis, MO.

1829

William Burt invents the typographer, the first typewriter.

1798

Napoleon captures Alexandria in Egypt.

It happened on… July 23

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