Abraham Lincoln
First Battle of Bull Run
After the Union rout at Bull Run and Winfield Scott's retirement, Lincoln appointed Major General George B. McClellan general-in-chief.
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On This Day - What happened on this day in North America
Check most memorable events on this day in North America.
- Red Summer
Norfolk riot
In Norfolk, Virginia, a white mob attacked a homecoming celebration for African-American veterans of World War I. At least 6 people were shot, and the local police called in Marines and Navy personnel to restore order.
- Robin Williams
Birth
Robin McLaurin Williams was born at St. Luke's Hospital, in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a senior executive in Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division. His mother, Laurie McLaurin, was a former model from Jackson, Mississippi. Through her, he was a great-great-grandson of Mississippi senator and governor Anselm J. McLaurin. Williams had two elder half-brothers; paternal half-brother Robert (also known as Todd) and maternal half-brother McLaurin. He had English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, French, and German ancestry.
- Che Guevara
To Cuba
As Guevara prepared for Bolivia, he secretly traveled back to Cuba on July 21, 1966 to visit Castro.
- Neil Armstrong
The First Moon walk
The flight plan called for a crew rest period before extravehicular activity, but Armstrong requested the EVA be moved to earlier in the evening, Houston time. When he and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle was depressurized, the hatch was opened, and Armstrong made his way down the ladder. At the bottom of the ladder Armstrong said, "I'm going to step off the LM now". He turned and set his left boot on the lunar surface at 02:56 UTC July 21, 1969, then spoke the now-famous words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
- Neil Armstrong
The Second human to walk on the Moon
About 19 minutes after Armstrong's first step, Aldrin joined him on the surface, becoming the second human to walk on the Moon. They began their tasks of investigating how easily a person could operate on the lunar surface. Armstrong unveiled a plaque commemorating the flight, and with Aldrin, planted the flag of the United States.
- Pelé
1970 World Cup
Pele won World Cup 1970 against Italy 4-1
- Microsoft
Easier Windows
The company was at work on a 32-bit OS, Microsoft Windows NT. It shipped on July 21, 1993, with a new modular kernel and the Win32 application programming interface (API), making porting from 16-bit (MS-DOS-based) Windows easier.
- Dwayne Johnson
Vengeance (2002)
The Rock was named the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship, which he won for a record-setting seventh time at Vengeance, on July 21, by defeating Kurt Angle and then-champion The Undertaker in a Triple Threat match.
- Financial crisis of 2007–2008
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted
July 21, 2010, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted.
- Mark Zuckerberg
500 million-user mark
On July 21, 2010, Zuckerberg reported that the Facebook reached the 500 million-user mark.
- Bitcoin
Bitcoin was trading at $2,748
On 21 July 2017, bitcoin was trading at $2,748, up 52% from 14 July 2017's $1,835.
- Abraham Lincoln
First Battle of Bull Run
After the Union rout at Bull Run and Winfield Scott's retirement, Lincoln appointed Major General George B. McClellan general-in-chief.
- Red Summer
Norfolk riot
In Norfolk, Virginia, a white mob attacked a homecoming celebration for African-American veterans of World War I. At least 6 people were shot, and the local police called in Marines and Navy personnel to restore order.
- Robin Williams
Birth
Robin McLaurin Williams was born at St. Luke's Hospital, in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a senior executive in Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division. His mother, Laurie McLaurin, was a former model from Jackson, Mississippi. Through her, he was a great-great-grandson of Mississippi senator and governor Anselm J. McLaurin. Williams had two elder half-brothers; paternal half-brother Robert (also known as Todd) and maternal half-brother McLaurin. He had English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, French, and German ancestry.
- Che Guevara
To Cuba
As Guevara prepared for Bolivia, he secretly traveled back to Cuba on July 21, 1966 to visit Castro.
- Neil Armstrong
The First Moon walk
The flight plan called for a crew rest period before extravehicular activity, but Armstrong requested the EVA be moved to earlier in the evening, Houston time. When he and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle was depressurized, the hatch was opened, and Armstrong made his way down the ladder. At the bottom of the ladder Armstrong said, "I'm going to step off the LM now". He turned and set his left boot on the lunar surface at 02:56 UTC July 21, 1969, then spoke the now-famous words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
- Neil Armstrong
The Second human to walk on the Moon
About 19 minutes after Armstrong's first step, Aldrin joined him on the surface, becoming the second human to walk on the Moon. They began their tasks of investigating how easily a person could operate on the lunar surface. Armstrong unveiled a plaque commemorating the flight, and with Aldrin, planted the flag of the United States.
- Pelé
1970 World Cup
Pele won World Cup 1970 against Italy 4-1
- Microsoft
Easier Windows
The company was at work on a 32-bit OS, Microsoft Windows NT. It shipped on July 21, 1993, with a new modular kernel and the Win32 application programming interface (API), making porting from 16-bit (MS-DOS-based) Windows easier.
- Dwayne Johnson
Vengeance (2002)
The Rock was named the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship, which he won for a record-setting seventh time at Vengeance, on July 21, by defeating Kurt Angle and then-champion The Undertaker in a Triple Threat match.
- Financial crisis of 2007–2008
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted
July 21, 2010, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted.
- Mark Zuckerberg
500 million-user mark
On July 21, 2010, Zuckerberg reported that the Facebook reached the 500 million-user mark.
- Bitcoin
Bitcoin was trading at $2,748
On 21 July 2017, bitcoin was trading at $2,748, up 52% from 14 July 2017's $1,835.