1969
Apollo 11 launches. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off from Florida on their way to the Moon, watched by about a million people nearby.
Wikipedia: Apollo 11Photo: Neil A. Armstrong / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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16 July in history.
5 moments from 1661 to 2004: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
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1661
Europe's first banknotes
Stockholms Banco in Sweden issued the first banknotes in Europe.
Wikipedia: Stockholms BancoWikipedia: Banknote
Photo: SVERIGES RIKSBANK / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1951
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger's novel about a restless teenager, Holden Caulfield, was published.
Wikipedia: The Catcher in the RyeWikipedia: J. D. Salinger
Photo: Michael Mitchell ; the credit "Jacket design by Michael Mitchell" is found on the right… / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1994
A comet hits Jupiter
Pieces of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 began crashing into Jupiter, leaving dark marks bigger than Earth.
Wikipedia: Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
Photo: NASA/STSCI (S.T.A.R.S) / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
2004
Millennium Park opens
Chicago opened Millennium Park, with its giant mirrored sculpture, Cloud Gate, often called "the Bean".
Wikipedia: Millennium ParkWikipedia: Cloud Gate
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.