1969: After President John F. Kennedy challenged the country in the early 60s to safely land a man on the moon before the end of the decade, Neil Armstrong, U.S. NASA astronaut, became the first man on the moon when he stepped onto the surface from the lunar module. Millions of people watched it live on television.

1848: The Seneca Falls Convention convened for a second day. On the previous day, convention organizer Elizabeth Cady Stanton had read the "Declaration of Sentiments." In the process of reviewing a list of attached resolutions, the group united across the boundaries of gender and race to demand women's right to vote in the United States. (Source: Library of Congress)