July 21 - This Day in History

July 21: General Interest
1861: The First Battle of Bull Run

In the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under General Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard... read more


American Revolution
1775 : Battle of Brewster Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-brewster-island


Automotive
1960 : Germany passes controversial "Volkswagen Law"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-passes-controversial-volkswagen-law


Civil War
1861 : First Battle of Bull Run begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-bull-run


Cold War
1955 : Eisenhower presents his "Open Skies" plan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-presents-his-open-skies-plan


Crime
1925 : The "Trial of the Century" draws national attention
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-trial-of-the-century-draws-national-attention


Disaster
365 : Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tsunami-hits-alexandria-egypt


General Interest
1925 : Monkey Trial ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monkey-trial-ends

1970 : Aswan High Dam completed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aswan-high-dam-completed

2005 : Bombers attempt to attack London transit system
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bombers-attempt-to-attack-london-transit-system

2011 : NASA's final space shuttle mission comes to an end
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nasas-final-space-shuttle-mission-comes-to-an-end


Hollywood
2007 : Final Harry Potter book released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-harry-potter-book-released


Literary
1899 : Ernest Hemingway is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernest-hemingway-is-born


Music
1973 : "Soul Makossa" is the first disco record to make the Top 40
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotsoul-makossaquot-is-the-first-disco-record-to-make-the-top-40


Old West
1865 : Wild Bill Hickok fights first western showdown
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wild-bill-hickok-fights-first-western-showdown


Presidential
1862 : Former President Martin Van Buren lapses into a coma http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-president-martin-van-buren-lapses-into-a-coma


Sports
1959 : Pumpsie Green becomes first African-American to play for Red Sox
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pumpsie-green-becomes-first-african-american-to-play-for-red-sox


Vietnam War
1965 : Johnson considers the options
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-considers-the-options


World War I
1911 : David Lloyd George delivers Mansion House speech
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-lloyd-george-delivers-mansion-house-speech


World War II
1944 : Hitler to Germany: "I'm still alive."
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-to-germany-im-still-alive