WikiPedia:Selected anniversaries/July 20
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Buzz Aldrin on the moon, with Neil Armstrong reflected in his helmet
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Buzz Aldrin on the moon, with Neil Armstrong reflected in his helmet
July 20: Independence Day in Colombia (1810)
- 1940 – Billboard magazine published its first "Music Popularity Chart."
- 1944 – Adolf Hitler survived the July 20 Plot, an assassination attempt led by Claus von Stauffenberg.
- 1960 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected Prime Minister of Ceylon, thus becoming the world's first elected female head of government.
- 1969 – The Apollo 11 lunar module landed; Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
- 1976 – Viking 1 landed on Mars, marking the first visit from Earth.
