Tuesday, July 24, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

JULY 24

1987:Hulda Crooks, a California native, becomes the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mt. Fuji, scaling the tallest mountain in Japan at age 91. Nicknamed "Grandma Whitney," Crooks is also the oldest person to have climbed the continental United States' tallest mountain, California's Mt. Whitney.

1911: Archaeologist Hiram Bingham, who would later become a U.S. senator, is led by Peruvian peasants to the ancient settlement of Machu Picchu, the lost sacred city of the Incas, whose civilization was destroyed by Spanish invaders in the 16th century.

1959: Vice President Richard M. Nixon engages in the famous "kitchen debate" about capitalism and communism with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev while the two men are visiting a model kitchen in an American-style suburban home at the American National Exhibition in Moscow.



2005:Bicyclist Lance Armstrong sets record for winning 7 consecutive Tour de France races


1701:France's Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded the city of Detroit.


1983:Famous pine tar incident, George Brett's game winning home run against Yankees disallowed.


1974:United States Supreme Court orders Nixon to surrender Watergate tapes.
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