On This Day for July 24 - Beginning of Mata Hari's trial, Julie Krone is featured, and more

Created: 2020-07-24 10:03 Updated: 2020-07-24 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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July 24

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

Julie Krone

FEATURED EVENT

1917

Beginning of Mata Hari's trial

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2013: American sex researcher and therapist Virginia E. Johnson—who, with William H. Masters, formed Masters and Johnson , a pioneering research team noted for their studies on human sexuality—died at age 88.

2005: American cyclist Lance Armstrong became the first rider to win the Tour de France seven times; however, he was later stripped of all his titles after an investigation revealed that he was the key figure in a wide-ranging doping conspiracy while he compiled his Tour victories. [ Sort fact from fiction in our Tour de France quiz.]

1998: The World War II drama Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks, was released, and it became a critical and commercial success, earning five Academy Awards, including best director for Steven Spielberg. [Test your knowledge of the Academy Awards.]

1969: American actress and singer Jennifer Lopez—who was one of the highest-paid Latina actresses in the history of Hollywood and later found crossover success in the music industry with a series of pop albums—was born. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.]

1959: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon engaged in the “kitchen debate” at an American exhibition in Moscow.

1944: Soviet forces liberated the Majdanek concentration and extermination camp on the outskirts of the city of Lublin, Poland. [ Sort fact from fiction in our World War II quiz.]

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1969

Jennifer Lopez
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1897

Amelia Earhart
American aviator

1783

Simón Bolívar
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1802

Alexandre Dumas, père
French author [1802–1870]

1963

Karl Malone
American basketball player