On This Day
When Sirimavo Bandaranaike took the oath of office in Ceylon on July 21, 1960, she shattered a barrier no woman had ever crossed: elected leader of a nation. The British press had to invent a new word—'stateswoman'—because their language had no term for what she had become.
On This Day
After a disastrous debate performance sent Democrats into panic, the oldest president in American history made a decision not seen in over half a century. Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race would reshape the election—and ultimately end in his party's defeat.
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At 02:56 UTC on July 21, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface, fulfilling a promise made eight years earlier by a president who would never see it realized. Approximately 650 million people—one-fifth of humanity—watched as two astronauts turned science fiction into history.