First Moon landing
On this day in 1969, the Eagle lunar landing module, carrying U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, landed on the Moon, and several hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot on its surface. 1969.
The Viking 1 lander touched down at Chryse Planitia on Mars. 1976.
At Chicago’s Soldier Field, the first Special Olympics began, and some 1,000 athletes—all of whom had intellectual disabilities—participated. 1968.
During World War II, German military leaders attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in the July Plot. 1944.
