On this day in history - Today, July, 21

Today in History

• 2011 STS-135 lands

  This space shuttle was the 135th and the last space shuttle flight of American Space Shuttle program

• 1983 Lowest temperature ever measured on Earth

  Vostok Station, a Russian station on Antarctica experienced the lowest temperatures ever measured in

• 1980 Mary Eugenia Charles is elected as PM of Dominica

  Her election to office made her the first female and the longest PM of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

• 1977 Libyan–Egyptian War begins

  This short war between Libya and Egypt started with Libya striking Egyptian cities. The war lasted f

• 1969 First person walks on the Moon

  Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. He stepped on the Moon's surface almost