July 20

1969 (10:56 PM) - Apollo Eleven astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon as they stepped out of their lunar module.

WOW! “A small step” and “giant leap” indeed.

A huge event, and an even bigger accomplishment, which has never been replicated by any other nation...Man isn’t made to leave Earth, but American’s are destined to make it happen.  That's assuming we regain the desire to do so - which is a sad commentary on modern-day America.

1944 - An attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler failed when a bomb explosion at Hitler's Rastenburg headquarters only wounded the Nazi leader:  WWII.

Between 1933-1945 there were at least 26 plans or attempts on Hitler’s life, but none were successful (except his own of course). Check out the list.

Of all the attempts, this was the one which came closest to succeeding. Unfortunately, Hitler was saved by a table leg, which absorbed much of the blast...Needless to say, there was Hell to pay for those involved in the plot, and for those the Nazi’s just wanted to blame for it.

1993 - Vincent Foster, White House deputy legal counsel, was found dead in Ft. Marcy Park in Washington, D.C., after 'allegedly' committing suicide.

'Allegedly' the suicide letter was found to have various letters scattered across it: Y R A L L I H...This could be urban legend, however.

1995 - Leaders of the University of California voted to drop affirmative action policies on admission and hiring.

Of course this was the right thing to do, but considering what institution it came from the amazement level of it being done was almost infinite...Not that they've followed their new policy.