American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in films and on stage for over five decades. She is best known for her legendary partnership with Fred Astaire in a series of Hollywood musical films that defined the genre in the 1930s.
The United States successfully conducts the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, codenamed 'Trinity'. The test took place at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico, ushering in the Atomic Age.
Apollo 11 launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The mission was designed to achieve the first human landing on the Moon.