Today:
356 BCE: The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is destroyed by arson.
1304: The decisive Battle of Arques during the Franco-Flemish War results in a French victory.
1712: The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of the Spanish Succession.
1866: The Austro-Prussian War sees the Battle of Lissa, a decisive naval engagement.
1871: British Columbia joins the Canadian Confederation.
1921: Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
1944: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by Claus von Stauffenberg, known as the July 20 Plot.
1968: The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held in Chicago, Illinois.
1969: Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon.
1976: The Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars, sending back the first close-up photos of the planet’s surface.
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