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July 21, 1959 -- Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2--1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
July 22, 1686 -- Albany, New York is formally chartered as a municipality by Governor Thomas Dongan.
July 22, 1587 -- Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
July 22, 1342 -- St. Mary Magdalene's flood is the worst such event on record for central Europe.
July 22, 1298 -- Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk.
July 22, 1099 -- First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The history of the United States (since the end of the Revolution in 1783) can nearly be covered by the lifespan of only three of its presidents: ☑️Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) ☑️William H. Taft (1857-1930) ☑️Jimmy Carter (1924-2024)
Letter written by the author John Steinbeck to Marilyn Monroe, 1955.
President Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan confer in the general's headquarters tent at Antietam, 1862.
Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, 1909.
“Remove This Blot”, a cartoon showing that Uncle Sam wants Congress to deal with child labor via legislation.
July 21, 1983 -- The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
If you had a Time Machine that could be used to go back in time for one hour only, when and where would you wish to visit?
July 21, 1969 -- Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
July 21, 1959 -- NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
Soldiers in Creek, Below Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Bridge Across Bull Run. Virginia, 1863.
July 21, 1949 -- The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
July 21, 1907 -- The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
First photograph of the moon by Louis Daguerre, 1839.
