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July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 163 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 356 BC ...
Events. 1861 – American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run – At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins (Confederate victory).; 1865 – In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots Dave Tutt dead in what is regarded as the first true western showdown.
This is a list of selected July 21 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
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Armed conflicts and attacks. Red Sea crisis. 2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen. The death toll from yesterday's Israeli airstrikes on Al Hudaydah, Yemen, increases to six.; The Houthis target Eilat, Israel, with multiple ballistic missiles, in response to yesterday's airstrikes in Yemen.
In July 1969, Armstrong and Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin performed the first crewed Moon landing, while Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit in the command module. Stepping onto the lunar surface, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
July 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 22. All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on August 3 by Old Calendar. [note 1] For July 21st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 8.
Disasters and accidents 2014 Pacific typhoon season The death toll from Typhoon Rammasun rises to 26 in southern China and 11 in northern Vietnam. (CTV News) A bus crashes into a ravine in Pakistan's Kashmir region killing 16 people with 37 others injured. (AFP via Global Post) Law and crime Boston Marathon bombings Azamat Tazhayakov, a friend of accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is ...