On This Day in History July 23, 2020

Historical Events 1215  Frederick II crowned King of the Romans (King of the Germans) in Aachen 1829  William Austin Burt patents America's first "typographer" (typewriter) 1840  Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada 1944  Conference of Bretton Woods signed; IMF operations begin 1995  Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alison Krauss 49th Birthday Haile Selassie (1892 - 1975) Monica Lewinsky 47th Birthday Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967 - 2014) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Amy Winehouse (1983 - 2011) Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885) More Famous Deaths