On July 21, 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory.

In 1925, the “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.

In 1954, the Geneva Conference concluded with accords dividing Vietnam into northern and southern entities.

In 2002, Ernie Els won the British Open in the first sudden-death finish in its 142-year history.

In 2011, the 30-year-old space shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after the 135th shuttle flight.

In 2012, Erden Eruc became the first person to complete a solo, human- powered circumnavigation of the globe.