July 31
Saturday 31, 1976:
NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo, taken by Viking 1
Monday 31, 1961:
At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning due to rain.
Tuesday 31, 1951:
Japan Airlines is established.
Friday 31, 1936:
The International Olympic Committee announces that the 1940 Summer Olympics were to be held in Tokyo. However, the games were given back to the IOC after the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out, and were eventually cancelled altogether because of World War II.
Sunday 31, 1498:
On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
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