July 21 in History
What happened on July 21 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on july 21 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on july 21 in history.
?>1960
Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes the first woman prime minister of Ceylon.
1954
The French sign an armistice with the Viet Minh that ends the war but divides Vietnam into two countries.
1944
U.S. Army and Marine forces land on Guam in the Marianas.
1941
France accepts Japan’s demand for military control of Indochina.
1925
John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100.
1919
The British House of Lords ratifies the Versailles Treaty.
1906
French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is vindicated of his earlier court-martial for spying for Germany.
1896
Mary Church Terrell founds the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C.
1873
The James Gang robs a train in Adair, Iowa.
1865
Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel.
1861
In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run.
1798
Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Arab Mameluke warriors at the Battle of the Pyramids.
1773
Pope Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit order.
1718
The Treaty of Passarowitz is signed by Austria, Venice and the Ottoman Empire.
1711
Russia and Turkey sign the Treaty of Pruth, ending the year-long Russo-Turkish War.
1667
The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War and cedes Dutch New Amsterdam to the English.
1403
Henry IV defeats the Percys in the Battle of Shrewsbury in England.