Today in history

Today is the 197th day of 2020 and the 26th day of summer.

Today’s history: In 1799, French Lieutenant PierreFrancois Bouchard found the Rosetta Stone in Rosetta, Egypt.

▪ In 1903, Ford Motor Co. took its first order, a Model A automobile for a dentist in Chicago, Illinois.

▪ In 1971, President Richard Nixon announced his intent to visit China in search of a “normalization of relations.”

▪ In 2002, “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh pleaded guilty to having fought as a soldier with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

▪ In 2006, the social media platform Twitter was launched.

Today’s fact: The Nintendo Entertainment System debuted in Japan on this day in 1983.

Today’s quote: “I went through two schools of acting, but I learned more about acting from meditating and from my martial arts teacher.” — Forest Whitaker

Today’s number: $850 — price of the first automobile sold by Ford Motor Co.

Today’s moon: Between last quarter moon (July 12) and new moon (July 20).