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20 July 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 July 2022 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 July 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 July 2022 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 20 July
- 2013 Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's Protection Units (YPG).
- 2015 The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
- 2017 O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.
- 2019 Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
- 2021 American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.
Famous people born on July 20
- Haakon VIII (born 1973)
- Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1964–2017)
- Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (born 1988)
- Natalie Wood, American actress (1938–1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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