On This Day – July 20th

Apollo 11 moon landing (1969) – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon

Battle of Bull Run (1861) – The Civil War’s first major battle took place near Manassas, Virginia

Murder of Judith Barsi (1988) – Child actress Judith Barsi and her mother were killed by her father in a tragic murder-suicide

National Guard called to Detroit riots (1967) – In response to escalating racial tensions, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the National Guard to Detroit

U.S. patent awarded for ice cream maker (1843) – Nancy Johnson received a patent for her hand-cranked ice cream freezer, paving the way for commercial ice cream production