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July 20In 1903, the Ford Motor Company ships the first car from its factory in Detroit, US. In 1968, the first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with around 1,000 intellectually disabled athletes. |
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July 21Until the end of this week at SF World Cinema, 7F Central World, see A Design Film Festival Bangkok 2015, a curated collection of films dedicated to architecture, fashion, photography, street art, motion graphics, technology and the subcultures of design. Tickets cost 130 to 150 baht from SF World Cinema and TCDC, Emporium. For the complete schedule, call 02 664 8448. In 1983, the world's lowest temperature at ground level is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica, at a chilly -89.2 degrees Celsius. |
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July 22In 1963, the Beach Boys release their hit single "Surfer Girl." In 1933, American aviator Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world, traveling 25,099 km in seven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. |
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July 23In 1995, Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered. It becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later, for a record period of 569 days. In 1926, Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system, which allows sound to be recorded onto film. |
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July 24Happy Birthday to American director, producer, and screenwriter Gus Van Sant (1952). In 2007, the popular game Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the ‘80s is released in the US. |
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July 25Birthday wishes go out to American singer-songwriter, guitarist and Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore (1958). Today is the last day to see Happiness Land at Ardel's Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10. The exhibition features paintings inspired by Buddhist culture and tranquility by local artist Teerawat Kanama. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. |
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July 26See veteran American vocal group The Platters in their concert Only You Live in Bangkok. Enjoy their oldie classics such as “Only You,” “the Great Pretender,” “Magic Touch,” “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” and many more, starting at 2 pm in the Main Hall, Thailand Cultural Center. Tickets are 800 to 2,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 262 3456. In 1951, Walt Disney's 13th animated film, the musical fantasy Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London. |
