It happenned on a… 24 July

10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England.

“Saving Private Ryan”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999).

Federal party leaders Ed Broadbent, Brian Mulroney & John Turner meet in the first French-language television debate.

“Careless Whisper” single released by George Michael (Billboard Song of the Year 1985).

Single “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor from “Rocky III” soundtrack starts 6-week run at No. 1 on US charts (Grammy for Best Rock Performance).

Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti found Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan, Italy.

The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

General Charles de Gaulle shouts the separatist slogan ‘Vive le Quebec libre’ from the balcony of Montreal’s City Hall.

The Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana,

Bob Dylan release “Like a Rolling Stone”.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their team. They ended the partnership a decade after it began on July 25, 1946.

Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers.

American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas.

French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.