Watergate July 24, 1973 U.S. Supreme Court rules that U.S. President Richard Nixon must turn over 64 tapes of White House conversations to Watergate Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski.

Royal Wedding July 23, 1986 Prince Andrew marries Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, the Duchess of York, at London's Westminster Abbey, with the ceremony watched by an estimated 500 million viewers worldwide. On the morning of the ceremony, the Queen granted Prince Andrew the title of Duke of York, making Sarah Fergus...

Jeffrey Dahmer Caught July 22, 1991 Milwaukee police find human body parts in Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment. Earlier that day, Dahmer offered a man $100 to pose for nude photographs. After entering Dahmer's apartment, Dahmer attempted to handcuff the man and attacked him with a knife saying he planned to eat his heart. Th...

Civil War - First Battle of Bull Run July 21, 1861 The first major battle of the war, and from which Confederate General Stonewall Jackson received his nickname for delaying his attack. The Union, expecting a quick victory, was routed by the South. Confederate President Jefferson Davis credited the spy Rose O'Neal Gree...

First Man on the Moon July 20, 1969 The Apollo 11 crew lands on the lunar surface. Six and half hours later Neil Armstrong would step onto the surface speaking the famous line, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Buzz Aldrin joined him 20 minutes later. Aldrin would later joke that ...