THE DAY IN HISTORY · JULY 21
July 21 in history
What happened on July 21: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1861, each linked to the map that shows it.
— First Battle of Bull Run
21 Jul 1861 — Picnickers from Washington come to watch the fighting at Manassas and see the Union army rout. Thomas Jackson earns the name “Stonewall.” Nearly 900 people die that afternoon, giving both capitals reason to abandon hopes of a ninety-day war.
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