🚀 Major Space Milestones
- 1969 – First Moon Landing: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
- 1976 – Viking 1 Lands on Mars: NASA’s Viking 1 made the first successful U.S. landing on Mars.
🕊️ Moments of Peace & Conflict
- 1968 – First Special Olympics: Held in Chicago with 1,000+ athletes with intellectual disabilities.
- 1969 – Ceasefire in the Football War: Hostilities between Honduras and El Salvador paused.
- 1974 – Turkey Invades Cyprus: In response to a Greek-backed coup.
🕵️♂️ Political & Military Upheavals
- 1944 – Failed Plot to Kill Hitler: Claus von Stauffenberg’s attempt (Operation Valkyrie) fails.
- 1951 – King Abdullah I Assassinated: The King of Jordan was killed in Jerusalem.
- 1917 – WWI Draft Lottery Begins in U.S.: The first number drawn was 258.
🛡️ Tragic Incidents
- 1977 – Johnstown Flood: A flash flood killed 84 people in Pennsylvania.
- 2012 – Aurora Shooting: A mass shooting during “The Dark Knight Rises” killed 12, injured 70.
🗓️ Other Notable Moments
- 1937 – Death of Guglielmo Marconi: Italian inventor of the radio passed away.
- 1937 – Shri Krishna Sinha Becomes Premier of Bihar.
- 1848 – Seneca Falls Convention (Day 2): Advocates adopted the Declaration of Sentiments.
🎂 Birthdays
- 1919 – Sir Edmund Hillary: First Everest climber with Tenzing Norgay.
- 1947 – Carlos Santana: Legendary Mexican–American guitarist.
- 1978 – Elliott Yamin: American singer-songwriter.
