O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas. Date: July 20, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Date: July 20, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin. Date: July 20, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation. Date: July 19, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. Date: July 19, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme. Date: July 19, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

The rigid airship USS Macon surprised the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea. Date: July 19, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Date: July 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. Date: July 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)

Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements. Date: July 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)