356 BC Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World

365 Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria

1861: First Battle of Bull Run [Battle of First Manassas], 1st major battle of the US Civil War is fought near Manassas, Virginia, Confederate victory

1904: After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed

1925: John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, fined $100 and costs

1954: Geneva Accords for Indochina signed, dividing French colonial territories into the countries of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Cambodia, and Laos

1969: Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)

1970: Aswan High Dam opens in Egypt, enables human control of the flooding of the Nile

2015: On This Day changes its domain name and brand from HistoryOrb.com to OnThisDay.com

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