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20 July

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Contemporary era

1969

First steps on the Moon

On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon; Neil Armstrong took humanity's first steps.

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Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Author : NASA / Neil Armstrong Wikimedia Commons Licence : Domaine public (NASA) NASA, 20 juillet 1969

Contemporary era

1944

20 July plot against Hitler

On 20 July 1944, Stauffenberg's plot to kill Hitler narrowly failed.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1304

Birth of Petrarch

On 20 July 1304, Petrarch, Italian poet and humanist, was born.

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