On July 21.1831 ; Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians. source
On July 21.1831 ; Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
On July 21.1865 ; In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown. source
On July 21.1865 ; In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
On July 21.1877 ; After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia. source
On July 21.1877 ; After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
On July 21.1904 ; Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium. source
On July 21.1904 ; Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
On July 21.1919 ; The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people. source
On July 21.1919 ; The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
On July 21.1944 ; World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam starting the battle. It would end on August 10. source
On July 21.1944 ; World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam starting the battle. It would end on August 10.
On July 21.1949 ; The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty. source
On July 21.1949 ; The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
On July 21.1954 ; First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. source
On July 21.1954 ; First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
On July 21.1969 ; At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon. source
On July 21.1969 ; At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon.
