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Historical Events on July 21

  • Maximian

    285

    Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.

  • Queue (hairstyle)

    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.

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    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.

  • Scopes Trial

    1925

    Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100.Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150 mph (241 km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h).[2]

  • Battle of Guam (1944)

    1944

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

  • 20 July plot

    1944

    World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and fellow conspirators are tortured and executed in Berlin, Germany, for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

  • North Atlantic Treaty

    1949

    The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.

  • Geneva Conference (1954)

    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.

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