This Day in History for July 23 – Hale-Bopp Comet Discovered and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film (More info)

1962 – Telstar satellites relay the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite (More info)

1967 – In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city, leaving 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned (More info)

1986 – Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London (More info)

1995 – The Hale-Bopp comet is discovered, becoming visible to the naked eye nearly a year later (More info)