I thought the correct date for Teddy's Big Swim was the 19th (tomorrow)? Or is this one of those things that happened really late at night and then both dates get used? Either way, Teddy shares his memories with other notable events (including possibly the world's very first parking meters, which arguably had a bigger impact on humanity than the Big Swim):
1993/07/18 - Japanese national elections in Japan ousted the Liberal Democratic Party which ruled since World War II
1966/07/18 - Gemini 10 (John Young & Michael Collins) launched, splashed down on 07/21
1964/07/18 - Racial rioting in Harlem (New York City), riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant
1936/07/18 - Spanish Civil War began as Spanish fascist General Francisco Franco set about creating what will become the longest-lasting fascist state
1925/07/18 - German fascist Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" was published
1817/07/18 - British writer Jane Austen died in Winchester (England) at age 41
0064/07/18 - Great Fire of Rome began, lasted nine days, rumor was that Roman Emperor Nero had started it
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1996/07/19 - Summer 26th Olympics opened in Georgia (Atlanta), closed 08/09
1985/07/19 - American treasure hunter Mel Fisher discovered the Spanish treasure galleon "Atocha," when it was all over they recovered about $500 million worth of treasure
1983/07/19 - Closed session of Congress to discuss US support for the Nicaraguan Contras
1980/07/19 - Summer 22nd Olympics opened in the USSR (Moscow), closed 08/03, boycotted by the US
1979/07/19 - Nicaraguan Sandinista rebels overthrew US-supported dictator Somoza
1952/07/19 - Summer 15th Olympics were held in Helsinki (Finland), opening ceremony was July 19 and closing ceremony was August 3
1935/07/19 - First parking meters are installed in Oklahoma City
1917/07/19 - British battleship HMS Vanguard sank, 843 died
1545/07/19 - English carrack Mary Rose sank off The Solent, 380 died