This Day in History

July 20th in History

One small step! Apollo 11 lands on the Moon, the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights begins, and Hitler survives the Bomb Plot. Alexander the Great, Diana Rigg, and Carlos Santana are born; Pancho Villa, Bruce Lee, and James "Scotty" Doohan die. Happy Lempira's Day!

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Quote of the Day

"The Eagle has landed."

Neil Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 lunar mission First words spoken by a human on the Moon, July 20, 1969