On This Day for July 21 - Egyptians defeated in the Battle of the Pyramids, Ernest Hemingway is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 21 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Ernest Hemingway READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1798 Egyptians defeated in the Battle of the Pyramids READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2011: The U.S. space shuttle program ended, after 135 missions, as the orbiter Atlantis landed at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about space exploration.] 2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, was released. [Take our quiz about children's authors.] 1987: American heavy metal band Guns N' Roses released the landmark album Appetite for Destruction, which sold more than 17 million copies. [Test your knowledge of musical forms and styles .] 1861: The First Battle of Bull Run (called First Manassas by the South) was fought during the American Civil War. [How much do you know about the American Civil War?] 1983: The world's lowest recorded temperature, −128.6 °F (−89.2 °C), was measured at Vostok Station, Antarctica. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Antarctica.] 1967: Albert John Luthuli, president of the African National Congress (1952–60) and the first African to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace (1960), died after being struck by a train. [ Take our quiz about the Nobel Prize.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1899 Ernest Hemingway American writer 1951 Robin Williams American comedian and actor 1943 Edward Kirk Herrmann American actor 1911 Marshall McLuhan Canadian educator 1938 Janet Reno United States attorney general 1414 Sixtus IV pope SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help