Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington committed suicide aged 41.
Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded.
Japanese animated fantasy movie 'Spirited Away' was released.
The USS Constitution set sail for the first time in 116 years.
Viking I lands on Mars.
America's robot spacecraft, the Viking I, successfully landed on Mars.
Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Football War ends.
Apollo 11 landed on the Moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
Jane Asher broke up her engagement to Paul McCartney live on television.
Single 'In-a-gadda-da-vida' by Iron Butterfly became the first heavy metal song to hit the charts.
South Korea elected Syngman Rhee as their first president.
Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt.
Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to govern the US House of representatives.
The Colony of British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation.
London Euston railway station officially opened.
The people of Colombia declared their independence from Spain.
The Battle of Ankara commenced when Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur invaded Anatolia.
