On this day July 20-26, 2014 This week features the first man on the surface of the moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows becoming the fastest selling book in history, the arrival of Prince William and Catherine’s first child, the opening of an exact replica of Mostar’s 400-year-old Ottoman bridge in Bosnia, the restoration of democracy in Greece as a new government, led by Constantine Karamanlis, was sworn in, the signing of an agreement ending 46-year state of war between Israel and Jordan and the outbreak of violence in northern Nigeria between militant Islamist group Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces. July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the surface of the moon, saying “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” July 21, 2007: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, last in the popular series, became the fastest selling book in history with 15 million copies sold worldwide in its first 24 hours July 22, 2013: Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine celebrated the arrival of their first child, Prince George, third in line to the throne after his father and grandfather July 23, 2004: An exact replica of Mostar’s 400-year-old Ottoman bridge was reopened in Bosnia. The original was destroyed by artillery fire in 1993 during the Bosnian war July 24, 1974: A new government led by Constantine Karamanlis was sworn in in Greece as democracy was restored after seven years of military dictatorship July 25, 1994: Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein signed an agreement in Washington to end the 46-year state of war between their two countries July 26, 2009: Violence erupted in northern Nigeria between the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces, claiming over 700 lives in four days
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