July 21st in History
July 21st in History
- 1944: American marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam
- 1959: Savannah', the worlds first nuclear powered merchant ship, is launched
- 1969: Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to set foot on the Moon
- 1983: Authorities end Martial Law in Poland
- 1985: South African government declares State of Emergency
- 1990: Rock concert in East Berlin, celebrating the removal of the wall, attended by 150,000
July 21st birthdays
- 1816: Paul von Reuter, News agency founder
- 1899: Ernest Hemmingway, US novelist and Nobel prize winner
- 1922: Norman Jewison, Canadian born film director