What happend on 20th July

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1964

NASA successfully tests the first electric rocket engine in California.

1961

The Arab League admits Kuwait to membership.

1960

In Lebanon, Saeb Salem is named Prime Minister.

1960

The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington (SSBN-598), for the first time.

1959

The Organization for European Economic Cooperation admits Spain.

1957

The Soviet Union closes Peter the Great Bay, which provides access to Vladivostok, to foreign ships.

1954

United States Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accepts the resignation of his aide Roy Cohn.

1953

The United Nations Economic and Social Council votes to make UNICEF a permanent agency.

1952

The Egyptian prime minister, Hussein Sirry Pasha resigns.

1952

The 15th Olympic Games begin in Helsinki, Finland.