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July 21, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of Apollo 11 to be the first man on the Moon.
May 25, 1961. A fire broke out in Bukit Ho Swee, the biggest fire that S'pore has experienced since WW2. The blaze left 4 people dead and 15,000 people homeless. About $1m worth of property were destroyed.
July 20, 1810. Columbia declared independence from Spain. Spanish explorers had started exploring the region in the 1500s. Before gaining independence, Columbia was part of the Spanish colony of Nueva Granada, along with Ecuador and Venezuela.
what has it got to do with today? haha..
Nov 3, 1839. The Opium War breaks out when British ships bombard Chinese forces in Guangzhou. The hostilities continue until the Chinese are defeated and the treaty of Nanjing is signed in 1842, with Hong Kong bring annexed by Britain.
Oct 19, 1987, Wall Street suffered its steepest decline since 1929. DJ fell 508.32 pts, or 22.6%.