2021
The world’s fastest train makes its debut. It is a Chinese state-owned maglev train that reaches a speed of 600 kilometers per hour in Qingdao, China.
2014
The film “Guardians of the Galaxy” by director James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, premieres in Hollywood.
2011
2007
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final novel in the series, is published by author J. K. Rowling. It sells 11 million copies in 24 hours.
1996
1990
The band Pink Floyd performs “The Wall” at the very site where the Berlin Wall once stood in Germany.
1987
Guns N’ Roses’ album “Appetite for Destruction” is released. With over 30 million copies sold, it is the best-selling album by a single artist in history.
1983
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth, -89.2 °C, is recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica.
1969
1968
1853
It happened on… July 21
