July 21: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 356 BCThe Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed by arson.
2. 1831Leopold I ascended the throne as independent Belgium's first king.
3. 1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first elected female prime minister in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
4. 1969Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon.
5. 1983The world's lowest temperature, minus 89.2 °C, was recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica.

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