All Events

Historical Events on July 21

  • Diocletian

    285

    Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.

  • Qing dynasty

    1645

    Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.

  • Airship

    1919

    The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.

  • World War II

    1944

    World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.

  • First Indochina War

    1954

    First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

  • Neil Armstrong

    1969

    At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon.

  • The Troubles

    1972

    The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130.

  • NASA

    2011

    NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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