At the moment is Sunday, July 21, the 203rd day of 2024. There are 163 days left within the yr.
At the moment’s Spotlight in Historical past:
On July 21, 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” resulted in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes discovered responsible of violating state regulation for instructing Darwin’s Idea of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned.)
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In 1861, throughout the Civil Struggle, the primary Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, leading to a Accomplice victory.
In 1944, American forces landed on Guam throughout World Struggle II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks later.
In 1954, the Geneva Convention concluded with accords dividing Vietnam into northern and southern entities.
In 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the command module.
In 1970, building of the Aswan Excessive Dam in Egypt was accomplished.
In 1972, the Irish Republican Military carried out 22 bombings in Belfast, Northern Eire, killing 9 individuals and injuring 130 in what turned often known as “Bloody Friday.”
In 2002, Ernie Els gained the British Open within the first sudden-death end within the 142-year historical past of the match.
In 2008, former Bosnian Serb chief Radovan Karadzic (RA’-doh-van KA’-ra-jich), one of many world’s prime conflict crimes fugitives, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb by Serbian safety forces. (He was sentenced by a U.N. courtroom in 2019 to life imprisonment after being convicted of genocide, crimes towards humanity and conflict crimes.)
In 2011, the 30-year-old house shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the one hundred and thirty fifth shuttle flight.
In 2012, Erden Eruc turned the primary individual to finish a solo, human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.
In 2021, public well being officers stated U.S. life expectancy fell by a yr and a half in 2020, the most important one-year decline since World Struggle II; the drop was due primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, the “Barbenheimer” buzz reached its peak because the movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” opened in theaters; the essential and public popularity of each movies led to the fourth-largest weekend field workplace of all time.
At the moment’s Birthdays:
- Singer Yusuf Islam (often known as Cat Stevens) is 76.
- Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 76.
- Creator Michael Connelly is 68.
- Comic Jon Lovitz is 67.
- Retired soccer participant Brandi Chastain is 56.
- Rock-soul singer Michael Fitzpatrick (Fitz and the Tantrums) is 54.
- Actor/singer Charlotte Gainsbourg is 53.
- Actor Justin Bartha is 46.
- Actor Josh Hartnett is 46.
- Reggae singer Damian Marley is 46.
- Basketball Corridor of Famer Tamika Catchings is 45.
- Former MLB All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia (suh-BATH’-ee-uh) is 44.
- Singer Blake Lewis (“American Idol”) is 43.
- Latin singer Romeo Santos is 43.
- Actor Betty Gilpin is 38.
- Actor Juno Temple is 35.
- Actor Rory Culkin is 35.
- Manchester Metropolis soccer star Erling Haaland is 24.
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