I've already mentioned Apollo 11, which launched on July 16, 1969.

But this day also marks:

• The death of JFK, Jr. and Carolyn Bissette Kennedy in a plane crash off Nantucket (10 years ago today)
• Catcher In The Rye published (1951)
• The execution of the Romanovs, including — yes, people — Anatasia (1918)

• The designation of Washington DC as this nation's capital (1790)
• The birthday of Corey Feldman (1971)

 Okay, maybe that last one isn't as important.