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 — Washington picnickers watch the Union army rout at Manassas; Thomas Jackson earns the name “Stonewall.” Nearly 900 dead in an afternoon teach both capitals that this will not be a ninety-day war.
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