Daily Calendar for Sunday, July 20, 2025

Events

• Edward I of England took the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence– 1304
• Religious leader Anne Hutchinson was baptized– 1591
• Colombia declared independence from Spain– 1810
• British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation– 1871
• Connecticut state agricultural experiment station established– 1875
• The U.S.S. Machias, first steel-hulled ship built in Maine, commissioned– 1893
• Eleanor Annie Lamson was the first woman astronomer employed at the U.S. Naval Observatory– 1900
• Legion of Merit established– 1942
• The first International Special Olympics held, Chicago, Illinois– 1968
• Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon. He also placed the U.S. flag there.– 1969
• Viking 1, U.S. robot spacecraft, landed on Mars– 1976
• Hank Aaron hit his 755th home run– 1976
• Mel Fisher’s crew found sunken Atocha off Florida coast, loaded with silver, gold, and emeralds– 1985