On this day: July 12
POSTED: 09:05 AM PDT Jul 09, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 11, 2012
The Medal of Honor is authorized, The Cos and a favorite toy are both born, Walter Mondale makes a historic choice and "E.T." breaks box office records, all on this day.
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1982: "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" breaks box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening. Less than a year later that record was broken by "Return of the Jedi," which made the $100-million mark in 23 days. Several films, including "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," now hold the current record of two days.
