July 21

July 21st is known as Lamington Day and Junk Food Day.

2024

US President Joe Biden withdrew from his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris as his preferred successor.

2023

Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer opened in cinemas.

2021

The world's fastest train, a maglev bullet train with speeds of 373 mph (600 km/h), debuted in China.

2014

Marvel's superhero movie 'Guardians of the Galaxy' premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, US.

2011

NASA's space shuttle program finally came to a close when mission STS-135 landed.

2007

J.K. Rowling's final book in the series 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' book was published worldwide.

1994

Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.

1990

Pink Floyd performed their hit 'The Wall' at the previous Berlin Wall location.

1983

The Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location.

1972

The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1952

The comedy movie 'The Quiet Man' was released in the UK.

1944

American forces landed on Guam during WWII, which started the Second Battle of Guam.

1865

The first-ever western shootdown happened in Market Square, Springfield, Missouri, US.

1861

The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.

1853

New York City allocated hundreds of acres of land in Manhattan for Central Park.

365 AD

The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.

356 BC

The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was set on fire by Herostratus.