The first moon landing, Mars landing, Ford’s first car shipment, Hank Aaron’s last home run, Roosevelt’s fourth term nomination, Hitler assassination attempt, first US Congresswoman, Canada legalizing same-sex marriage, Special Olympics founding, and Bruce Lee’s death.
The first man walked on the moon. (1969) Apollo 11 was the first manned mission of the Apollo series to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin shortly after. It was also the first mission to bring back samples from a foreign planetary body – the samples date back 3.7 billion years.
The American spacecraft Viking 1 has landed on Mars. (1976) Viking 1 was the first ship to land on Mars. It holds the record for having the second longest mission to the surface of Mars: 6 years and 116 days. NASA cut communications with the aircraft on August 17, 1980.
Ford shipped its first car. (1903) The company received its first order on July 15 for a two-cylinder Model A car for $850 US dollars. The car was shipped on this day to a Chicago dentist named Ernst Pfenning.
Hank Aaron hits his last home run, home run #755. (1976) Aaron is regarded as one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He is perhaps most famous for breaking the career home run record, which he held until Barry Bonds broke it on September 23, 2006.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt has been nominated for an unprecedented fourth term. (1944) President Roosevelt and his Vice President Harry S. Truman won 53% of the vote on November 7, 1944 – Roosevelt is the only US president elected to more than two terms. On April 12, 1945, President Roosevelt died during his fourth term and Truman became the 33rd president of the United States.
An attempt on Hitler’s life failed. (1944) The assassination plan, which had been in the works for weeks, was carefully planned by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. After a couple of failed attempts, Stauffenberg finally hid two bombs in a briefcase which he carried to an assembly hall where Hitler was holding a meeting. After Stauffenberg left the room, the explosion killed four people, but Hitler was shielded from the conference table and suffered only minor injuries.
Alice Mary Robertson became the first US Congresswoman to serve in the US House of Representatives. (1921) Robertson was also the second woman to serve in the United States Congress. She served from 1921 to 1923.
Canada has legalized same-sex marriage. (2005) Canada was the fourth country to do so, after the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
The Special Olympics are born. (1968) With competitions in more than 150 countries around the world at the local, regional and national levels, the Special Olympics was founded as a competitive gathering for people with intellectual disabilities. The first games were held in Chicago and more than 1,000 people from the United States and Canada competed.
Bruce Lee is dead. (1973) Bruce Lee was an American actor and popular martial artist. He died unexpectedly aged just 32 – he died of a reaction to a painkiller called Equagesic that he had taken for a headache.
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