1911 American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu the lost city of the Incas in Peru 1969 Apollo 11 returns to earth after the first moon landing and men walking on the moon

1965 the Beatles ” Help ” is released in the UK 2000 the Tour de France bicycle race declares no winner as Lance Armstrong was disqualified for enhancing drugs

1942 Warsaw Ghetto Jews more than 300,000 were sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp 2019 the film ” Avengers Endgame ” overtakes ” Avatar ” afor the most money made ever for a film with US$ 2.9 Billion

1798 Napoleon Bonaparte won the battle of the Pyramids of Egypt destroying the majority of the Egyptian Army 1925 John T. Scopes was found quilty for teaching evolution in the ” Scopes Monkey Trial ” and fined $100 and costs

1871 British Columbia joined the Confederation of Canada 1878 the first telephone was used in Hawaii

64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches on fire 1941 the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry first appeared using their names in the cartoon : The Midnight Snack “