THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022

1846-Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)

1898-Spain cedes Guam to U.S.

1930-U.S. Veterans Administration established

1940-Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

1944-U.S. forces free Guam of Japanese invaders

1949-Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13

1954-At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North & South Vietnam

1959-First aatomic powered merchant ship, Savannah, christened, Camden NJ

1962-160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany Ga

1965-Pakistan, Iran & Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact

1969-Neil Armstrong steps on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)

1972 In New York, 57 murders occur in 24 hours

1976-First outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Phila

1978-World's strongest dog, 80-kg St Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m

1983-Polish govt ends 19 months of martial law

1989-Mike Tyson TKOs Carl "the Truth" Williams in 1:33 of 1st round

1990-Pink Floyds' "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood