Historical Events
- 1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to US federal troops
- 1921 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives
- 1969 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon; Aldrin and Armstrong walk on the moon seven hours later; Michael Collins remains in orbit in the lunar module
- 1976 US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing
- 2017 China announces a plan against “foreign garbage” banning 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018
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Jul 20 in Film & TV
- 1940 Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart - "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey, with vocal by Frank Sinatra is #1
- 1950 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
Jul 20 in Sport
- 1976 Hank Aaron hits 755th and last home run off Angels Dick Drago
Did You Know?
Euston railway station opens in London as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR), the city's 1st intercity railway station
On July 20, 1837
Alexander the Great
Mad Dog Coll
Edmund Hillary
Carlos Santana
Mima Jausovec
Gisele BündchenFamous Weddings
- 1608 Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft
- 1872 Inventor Karl Benz (27) weds Bertha Ringer
- 1975 "The Exorcist" writer William Peter Blatty (47) weds tennis player Linda Tuero (24) in Las Vegas
Famous Divorces
- 1966 American actress Jayne Mansfield and American film producer and director Matt Cimber file for divorce, after less than 2 years of marriage
- 1993 Joe Petruzzi files for divorce from Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever)
- 2012 "Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey (38) divorces musician Peter Loughran due to irreconcilable differences
More Weddings & Divorces
Leo XIII
Guglielmo Marconi
Bruce Lee
Roberto Suárez GómezArticles, Photos and Quiz
Opening of Euston Station
An early print of Euston station showing the wrought iron roof of 1837. Note the open carriages.
July 20, 1837
Lunar Landing Makes 'Giant Leap For Mankind'
It was “one giant leap for mankind” as Neil Armstrong stepped from the ladder of his lunar module on this day to become the first man ever to walk on the Moon.
July 20, 1969
Weekly Quiz for July 15-21
Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for July 15-21. Then challenge your friends!
