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You could also mention a famous train robbery and the birth of an iconic writer.
You could also mention a famous train robbery and the birth of an iconic writer.
The Breath of History
You’re probably preoccupied with everything happening in the world today, but looking back in time can proove both very interesting and educational.
Not all dates are created equal
While some dates are more notable than others, the history of Mankind has brought a lot of significant events – in fact so many that pretty much every day of the year is the date of something interesting happening.
A look back
On this date in history, quite a bit of significant and world-changing events happened – from the lowest ever temperature measured on the surface of the earth to Mankind conquering a celestial body.
1873: Jesse James’ Gang raid their first train
James was the leader of the James-Younger Gang, and in 1873, the gang robbed their first train.
They stole values equivalent of $79,000 while wearing KKK-masks.
He was shot in the back of the head while dusting off a picture.
1899: Ernest Hemingway is born
Before passing away at the age of 61 in 1961, Hemingway managed to win both a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He published a plethora of works during his lifetime with many more being published after his death.
1969: The first humans land/leave the Surface of the Moon
Depending on where on Earth you live, July 21st is either the date of the first human stepping onto the surface of the Moon or the date of the first humans leaving the Moon.
Neil Armstrong touched the surface at 8.17 PM July 20th UTC, and 21 hours and 36 minutes later, Armstrong and Baldrin stepped off the moon.
1985: Lowest ever temperature measured on Earth Surface
Think back on the Winter Months and how cold you felt – that’s nothing compared to how cold it was at Lake Vostok in 1985.
On this date the lowest ever temperature on the surface of the Earth was measured at a freezing −89.2 °C (-128,6°F).
2007: The Seventh Harry Potter is published
A Decade of writing came to an end for J.K. Rowling, when “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final Harry Potter-book, was released in 2007 – 10 years after the release of the first one.
