1861

During the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory.

1925

The so-called ‘Monkey Trial’ ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned.)

2012

Erden Eruc became the first person to complete a solo, human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.