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