July 20: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. In 1773, Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. In 1868, the U.S. government first implemented tax stamps on cigarettes.
3. In 1914, armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster, Ireland.
4. In 1917, the World War I draft lottery began in the U.S.
5. In 1942, the first detachment of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, begin basic training.
6. In 1949, Israel's 19 month war of independence ends.
7. In 1960, the USSR recovered 2 dogs; the first living organisms to return from space.
8. In 1969, in "one small step for man, one giant step for mankind", Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.
9. In 1976, the U.S. Viking robot spacecraft landed on Mars.
10. In 1985, divers find the wreck of the Spanish galleon, "Atocha".
11. Famous Birthdays:Elliot Richardson (US politician), Petrarch (Italian scholar and poet), Kim Carnes (singer), Carlos Santana (musician)

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