Today is Friday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2012. There are 164 days left in the year.
1402 ― Battle of Angora (Ankara); Tatars defeat Turkish Army
1791 ― King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution
1837 ― Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901
1867 ― President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
1895 ― First female doctor of science earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin)
1963 ― U.S. and USSR agree to set up ``Hot Line"
1967 ― Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services
1968 ― Jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds
1969 ― 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
1990 ― Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of the U.S.