Events July 20 1801 - A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The huge ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to President Thomas Jefferson at the White House. Mr. Jefferson was heard to say, “That’s one small bite for man, one giant cheese for mankind.” 1859 - Brooklyn and New York played baseball at Fashion Park Race Course on Long Island, New York. The game marked the first time that admission had been charged for spectators to see a ball game. It cost $.50 to get in and the players on the field received no salary (until 1863). Hot dogs were $18.50, just like today. 1940 - Billboard magazine published its first listing of best-selling singles. 10 tunes were listed. 1958 - Pitcher Jim Bunning threw a no-hitter and led the Detroit Tigers to a baseball win over the Boston Red Sox. The no-hitter was the last by a Tiger pitcher until Jack Morris did the same 26 years later. This turned out to be a major-league record for time between no-hitters. 1962 - Johnny Tillotson performed It Keeps Right on a-Hurting on American Bandstand. 1965 - Bob Dylans Like a Rolling Stone was released. Lovin Spoonfuls first record, Do You Believe in Magic, was released. 1968 - Joe Tex performed Ill Never Do You Wrong and Keep the One You Got on American Bandstand. 1985 - Treasure hunters began hauling off $400 million in coins and silver ingots from the sea floor in the biggest underwater jackpot in history. The bounty came from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The Spanish galleon sank 40 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida in 1622. It was located by treasure hunter Mel Fisher. The 40 tons of gold and silver and was the richest treasure find since the opening of King Tut’s tomb in the 1930s.
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