Historical
events that took place on the 21st of July
1866: Cholera
epidemic killed hundreds of people in London
1880: A compressed
air accident left 20 workers on the Hudson River tunnel in New York dead
1928: Halina
Knonpacka of Poland became the 1st woman to win an Olympic gold medal
1947: Indonesia began its 1st political election
1952: 14
people were killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Kern County, California
1962: 160
civil right activists were jailed after a demonstration in Georgia
1965: Iran,
Turkey and Pakistan signed a Regional Co-Operation pact
1969: Neil
Armstrong stepped on Moon
1972: 57
murders occurred in a day In New York
1972: 76
people were killed in Seville, Spain after 2 passenger trains collided head-on
1984:
The 1st case of a robot killing a human in the United State was
recorded
2011: The
heat wave in the United States led to the death of 24 people across the country
2015:
Los Angeles County in the United States voted to raise the minimum wage from
$9/hour to $15/hour for county workers and employees working in unincorporated
areas of the county
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