World Brain Day – This day is observed to raise awareness about various brain-related diseases and disorders and promote efforts to improve brain health.
International Day of Yoga – This day is observed to raise awareness about the benefits of practicing yoga and encourage people to make it a part of their daily routine.
National Junk Food Day – This day is observed to indulge in your favorite junk food and enjoy a cheat day from your regular healthy diet.
Belgian National Day – This day is celebrated to commemorate the ascension of King Leopold I to the Belgian throne in 1831 and the independence of Belgium from the Netherlands.
Gion Matsuri – This is a traditional Japanese festival that takes place in Kyoto and is celebrated to honor the gods and pray for good health and a bountiful harvest.
365 – A massive earthquake strikes the eastern Mediterranean, causing widespread devastation and a tsunami that strikes Alexandria, Egypt.
1861 – The First Battle of Bull Run takes place, marking the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
1925 – The famous Scopes Trial concludes, with John T. Scopes being found guilty of teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school.
1969 – Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin become the first humans to set foot on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
1995 – The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, kills 168 people and injures over 680 others.
2011 – NASA’s Space Shuttle program comes to an end with the landing of the shuttle Atlantis after its final mission.
2018 – The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurs, lasting for a total of 1 hour and 43 minutes.
