The Monday, July 20, 2026 Edition
DOJ Revives Deportation Court, Gas Hits $4, and Apollo 11 Pen Sells for $850K
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$3.75 million
The record auction price for Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and severed prop hand from his famed duel with Darth Vader. Built from cast-off camera shop parts, the prop is now the most valuable on-screen Star Wars item ever sold at auction, topping every previous piece from the franchise.
Source: Smithsonian
Friday: Andrew and Tristan Tate face extradition proceedings following their Miami arrest, with the U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service seeking their return to face 59 total charges.
Coming days: 'The Odyssey' hits its second weekend Friday, testing whether Christopher Nolan's $124.5 million opener has staying power at the box office.
Aug. 3: MLB's trade deadline arrives Aug. 3, with the streaking Red Sox -- once obvious sellers -- now positioned as contenders and potential buyers.
- 1944Claus von Stauffenberg's briefcase bomb fails to kill Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair
- 1969Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon
- 1976NASA's Viking 1 becomes the first US spacecraft to land successfully on Mars
- 2015The United States and Cuba restore full diplomatic relations after 54 years
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