This Day in History for July 21 – First Bull Run and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Confederate forces win at Bull Run in the first major battle of the Civil War (More info)

1865 – In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown (More info)

1925 – In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100 (More info)

1944 – Battle of Guam begins (More info)

1983 – The world’s lowest temperature, −128.6 °F/−89.2 °C, is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica (More info)