July 21: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. In 1669 - John Locke's Constitution for English colony Carolina was approved.
2. In 1831, Belgium became an independent nation, proclaiming Leopold I as King.
3. In 1873, Jesse James and his gang rob their first train.
4. In 1898, Spain cedes Guam to the United States.
5. In 1928, the first woman to win an olympic gold medal, Halina Knonpacka of Poland.
6. In 1954, France surrendered North Vietnam to the Communists.
7. In 1959, the Red Sox are the last teamin MLB to draft a black player (Pumpsie Green).
8. In 1961, Captain Gus Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth.
9. In 1997, the 200-year-old USS Constitution sails under its own power.
10. In 2007, the final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" went on sale.
11. Famous Birthdays: Ernest Hemingway (novelist), Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens, singer), Garry Trudeau (cartoonist), Jon Lovitz (actor, comedian), Brandi Chastain (athlete - soccer)

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