Historical Events
Baseball Record
Cleveland's future Baseball HOF outfielder Tris Speaker has his then record hitting streak of 11 stopped by Tom Zachary; Indians beat Washington Senators, 8-4 at Griffith Stadium
Famous Birthdays
David Brinkley (1920-2003)
American NBC news anchor (The Huntley-Brinkley Report), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
Owen Chamberlain (1920-2006)
American physicist (antiproton, Nobel-1959), born in San Francisco, California
Born in 1920
Famous Deaths
- Eugénie de Montijo, Emperor of France (1853-71), dies at 94
- Jackie Fisher, British admiral (b. 1841)
- John A "Jacky" Kilverston, adm/designer (dreadnought), dies at 79
1920 Highlights
About July 10, 1920
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 103 years, 2 months and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Cancer
