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.
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1994: As he awaits trial in the killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, O.J. Simpson offers a $500,000 reward for information leading to arrest of the "real killer or killers." Attorney Robert Shapiro establishes a national toll-free hot line for tips.
