How Many Days Until July 23?

This day in history: July 23

1. 1968

   A shootout between police and a Black power group began in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking three days of rioting.

2. 1982

   A helicopter crashed during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie in Valencia, California, killing actor Vic Morrow and two child actors.

3. 1984

   Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, was forced to resign after the magazine Penthouse published nude photos of her without consent.

4. 1995

   Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.

5. 1999

   Forty-seven people were arrested in Tulia, Texas, for dealing cocaine; 35 of them were pardoned by the governor of Texas years later.

6. 2001

   Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment.

7. 2010

   The English-Irish boy band One Direction were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor.

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