On this day: July 20

POSTED: 07:48 AM PDT Jul 19, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 19, 2012 

An ancient king is born, the first Ford rolls off the line, the Special Olympics are born, man lands on the moon and a home run king belts his last, all on this day.

OTD July 20 - paid baseball game
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1858: Brooklyn and New York play baseball at Fashion Park Race Course on Long Island, N.Y. The game marks the first time that admission (50 cents) had been charged to see a baseball game. New York beats Brooklyn 22-18.

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