First Battle of Bull Run / Scopes Monkey Trial / The Daily Show

On This Day (July 21): Your quick daily trip back in time.

Fatih Taskiran
July 21, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Good morning. It's Monday, July 21, we're exploring the First Battle of Bull Run, the Scopes Monkey Trial, the last Harry Potter book, and more.

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was set on fire by Herostratus.

The Crete Earthquake, followed by a tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean, allegedly destroyed Alexandria.

The First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Battle of First Manassas), the first major battle of the American Civil War, was fought near Manassas, Virginia, and ended in a Confederate victory.

After 13 years of construction, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian Railway was completed.

John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes Monkey Trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, and fined $100 and costs.

"The Daily Show", a late-night talk and satirical news program hosted by Craig Kilborn, premiered on Comedy Central in the US.

The Aswan High Dam opens in Egypt, enabling human control of the flooding of the Nile.

US President Joe Biden abandons his re-election campaign and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s “More Doctors Smoke Camels” marketing strategy promoted Camel cigarettes in the mid-20th century, 1946

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