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July 13In 1923, the Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Originally reading "Hollywoodland," the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949. In 1985, Live Aid benefit concerts take place around the world to raise money for relief of the Ethiopian famine. |
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July 14Happy Birthday to American singer-songwriter and former Throwing Muses, Belly, and The Breeders member Tanya Donelly (1966). In 1881, Billy the Kid, a 19th-century outlaw gunman in the American Old West, is shot and killed by Pat Garrett in New Mexico. |
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July 15In 2006, Twitter is launched, becoming one of the world’s largest social media platforms. In 1983, the first Die Hard film opens in America, making a star of Bruce Willis. |
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July 16In 1951, one of the best novels of the 20th century, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, is published for the first time. In 1969, Apollo 11, the mission that allows Neil Armstrong to walk on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida. |
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July 17In 2001, Concorde is brought back in to service nearly a year after crashing in 2000, before it retires permanently in 2003. In 1955, the first Disneyland theme park opens in California. |
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July 18See popular singers, actresses, DJs and TV personalities such as Paan Thanaporn, Tai Penpak, Tak Siriporn, Sani Nipaporn, Jeab Lalana and many more join the stage for a special concert What Women Worth. The show starts at 6 pm at BCC Hall, Central Plaza, Lat Prao. Tickets are 1,200 to 2,500 baht from Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1976, Nadia Comaneci becomes the first woman in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the Summer Olympics. |
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July 19Today is the last chance to see Heaven Made, an exhibition of paintings that explore ideas of belief and faith by local artist Patcharapong Meesilp. Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1966, 50-year-old Frank Sinatra marries 20-year-old actress Mia Farrow. |
