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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012

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  • Published Jul 23, 2012 4:50 pm KST
  • Updated Jul 23, 2012 4:50 pm KST

Today is Tuesday, July 24, the 206th day of 2012. There are 160 days left in the year.

1683 ― First settlers from Germany to U.S., leave aboard the Concord

1701 ― French make first landing at site of Detroit

1824 ― Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of first public opinion poll; clear lead for Andrew Jackson

1847 ― Rotary-type printing press patented by Richard March Hoe, NYC

1948 ― Soviets blockades Berlin from the West

1959 ― V.P. Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as ``Kitchen Debate"

1963 ― 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea

1965 ― Bob Dylan release ``Like a Rolling Stone"

1967 ― Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana

1991 ― University of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of the solar system