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July 21: The National holiday of Belgium

1298 - Edward I of England defeated William Wallace's Scottish rebels at the Battle of Falkirk.
1861 - The First Battle of Bull Run began, marking the first major battle of the American Civil War.
1970 - Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed after 11 years of construction.
1995 - The Chinese People's Liberation Army began firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan, starting the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
1997 - The fully restored USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") celebrated her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.

Recent days: July 20 – July 19 – July 18

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 *[[1298]] - [[Edward I of England]] defeated [[William Wallace]]'s [[Scotland|Scottish]] rebels at the '''[[Battle of Falkirk (1298)|Battle of Falkirk]]'''.