On this day: Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, in 1969

World historyon this day On this day: Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, in 1969 As11 40 5874 Apollo 11 Apollo 11 Mission Image Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Poses Ef484a 1024 Relevant News Petrol station owners protest outside Presidential Palace over tanker decree 21 July 2026 On this day: Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, in 1969 21 July 2026 VivaBank to take over Cyprus’s public e-payments system as JCC loses tender battle 21 July 2026 newsroom 21 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 21: 1904 – After 13 years of construction, the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Vladivostok was completed. 1944 – U.S. forces liberated the Pacific island of Guam, held by the Japanese since December 1941. 1969 – The U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped from the lunar module Eagle to become the first man to walk on the moon. 2002 – The long-distance telephone and data company WorldCom buckled under a $3.85 billion accounting scandal and a mountain of junk-rated debt, filing for bankruptcy protection in the largest ever U.S. insolvency. 2002 – The South Pacific island of Nauru opened diplomatic relations with China before cutting them with its former ally Taiwan. 2002 – Formula One driver Michael Schumacher wins world champion title for fifth time. 2003 – Freediver Tanya Streeter performs world record dive of 400 feed (122 metres). 2005 – China bowed to two years of political and market pressure by revaluing its currency yuan by 2.1 percent and abandoning a decade-old peg against the U.S. dollar. 2008 – China and Russia signed a pact that finally settled the demarcation of their 4,300-km (2,672-mile) border, the scene of armed clashes at the height of the Cold War. 2008 – Ram Baran Yadav becomes first president of Nepal. 2011 – NASA Space Shuttle program completes 30-year odyssey with final landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Petrol station owners protest outside Presidential Palace over tanker decree VivaBank to take over Cyprus’s public e-payments system as JCC loses tender battle Custody clock runs out for British father in Paphos hotel death case Guterres visit may settle fate of five-party Cyprus talks Police investigating video showing minor with disability urged to expose himself Former DIKO MP Nikos Kleanthous dies at 78 Police-backed sweep clears caravans from Larnaca beach seized by motorhomes (videos) Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.