August 10, 1977 - Serial killer David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) was arrested after murdering six people in New York City and plunging the city into a panic. (www.britannica.com)
August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon's resignation to announce his resignation from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal. (en.wikipedia.org)
August 7, 1990 - Operation Desert Shield began as the United States, under President George H.W. Bush, mobilized troops to defend Saudi Arabia after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. (history.army.mil)
July 22, 1933: Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world, completing the journey in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. (www.wired.com)
July 20th, 1969: Humans walk on the moon for the first time as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first and second person to walk on the moon. (www.archives.gov)
July 18, 1968: Robert Noyce, Andy Grove, and Gordon Moore founded Intel Corporation in Mountain View, California. Intel is now a world leader in silicon innovation and microprocessor production. (www.computerhistory.org)
July 17, 1962: Robert White flew the X-15 rocket plane to an altitude of 59.6 miles, becoming the first "winged" astronaut. (www.nasa.gov)
July 16, 1969: Apollo 11, the spaceflight that would eventually land humans on the moon, was launched. This event signified one of humanity's most significant technological achievements. (lemmyhub.com)
July 16, 1995: Amazon sold its first book, which was shipped from Jeff Bezos' garage in Bellevue, Washington. Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms (www.thenews-messenger.com)
July 16th, 1945: The first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon, codenamed "Trinity", was conducted by the United States in New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project. (www.afnwc.af.mil)
July 15th, 2015 - The NASA spacecraft New Horizons performs a close flyby of Pluto, becoming the first spacecraft in history to visit the distant world. (www.nasa.gov)