On This Day in History - July 21

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What Happened On This Day In History - July 21

1969 July 21

1969-07-21

Neil Armstrong steps on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)

1970 July 21

1970-07-21

Construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed 11 years after it had started.

1983 July 21

1983-07-21

The world's lowest recorded temperature was observed at Vostok Station, Antarctica at -89.2C (-129F).

1984 July 21

1984-07-21

In Jackson, Michigan, a factory robot crushes a worker against a safety bar in apparently the first robot-related death in the United States.

1999 July 21

1999-07-21

Microsoft released the first version of its MSN Messenger software.