Today in history

Today is Saturday, July 21, the the 202nd day of 2018 and the 31st day of summer.

Today’s Highlights in History: In 1861, the first Battle of Bull Run – the first major battle of the Civil War – was fought in Virginia, ending in a Confederate victory. In 1925, Tennessee teacher John Scopes was convicted of violating the state’s law against teaching the theory of evolution. In 1954, the French surrendered North

Vietnam to Communist forces. In 2011, NASA’s Space Shuttle Program

came to an end as the shuttle Atlantis

landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Today’s fact: Turkish adventurer Erden Eruc completed the first solo, humanpowered global circumnavigation on this day in 2012, after traveling 41,196 miles in 1,026 days.

Today’s sports: In 1959, the Boston Red Sox (the last major league team to integrate) fielded their first AfricanAmerican player when Pumpsie Green entered a game against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning.

Today’s number: -128.6 – temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) at Vostok Station, Antarctica, on this day in 1983, the lowest temperature recorded at an inhabited location in

world history.

Today’s moon: Between first quarter moon (July 19) and full moon (July 27).