Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100. Date: July 21, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia. Date: July 21, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Date: July 21, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10. Date: July 21, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty. Date: July 21, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 disappears while flying from Vancouver to Tokyo. The aircraft and its 37 occupants are never found. Date: July 21, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds. Date: July 21, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Date: July 21, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: July 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative. Date: July 21, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)