HISTORY At A Glance

TODAY is Tuesday, July 20, the 201st day of 2021. There are 164 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date:

1944 World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.

1951 King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.

1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon (July 21 UTC).

1969 A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the “Football War”.

1974 Turkish occupation of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d’état, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.

1976 The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars. 1982 Hyde Park and Regent’s Park

bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent’s Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding fortyseven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. 1989 Burma’s ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.

1999 The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide.