Inventure Place Opens: A Hub to Inspire Future Innovators in Akron, Ohio

On July 20, 1988, Die Hard, an action film starring Bruce Willis as wisecracking New York City cop John McClane, opens in theaters across the United States.

On the seventh anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Viking 1 lander, an unmanned U.

Viking I Lander: First Successful Mars Landing Transmits Groundbreaking Images of the Red Planet

On July 20, 1973, the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee dies in Hong Kong at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.

On July 20, 1969, President Richard Nixon, along with millions of others, watches as two American astronauts walk on the moon.

Moon Landing: 700 Million Watch History as Armstrong Takes First Step on Lunar Surface

It was “one giant leap for mankind” as Neil Armstrong stepped from the ladder of his lunar module on this day to become the first man ever to walk on the Moon.

On July 20, 1963, Jan and Dean’s song “Surf City,” reaches the top of the U.

Historic Launch: USS George Washington Pioneers Submarine Missile Technology in 1960