Daily Calendar for Monday, July 20, 2026

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Edward I of England took the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence – 1304
Religious leader Anne Hutchinson was baptized – 1591
Colombia declared independence from Spain – 1810
British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation – 1871
Connecticut state agricultural experiment station established – 1875
The U.S.S. Machias, first steel-hulled ship built in Maine, commissioned – 1893
Eleanor Annie Lamson was the first woman astronomer employed at the U.S. Naval Observatory – 1900
Legion of Merit established – 1942
The first International Special Olympics held, Chicago, Illinois – 1968
Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon. He also placed the U.S. flag there. – 1969
Viking 1, U.S. robot spacecraft, landed on Mars – 1976
Hank Aaron hit his 755th home run – 1976
Mel Fisher’s crew found sunken Atocha off Florida coast, loaded with silver, gold, and emeralds – 1985

Snow and hail fell in Calais, Maine – 1890
18.18 inches of rain fell in Edgerton, Missouri – 1965
In Washington, the Seattle-Tacoma area experienced temperatures of 100 degrees F – 1994