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*[[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] lands at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], concluding its [[STS-135|final mission]] and marking the end of the 30-year [[Space Shuttle program]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2011-07-21-shuttle-atlantis-landing_n.htm (USA TODAY)], [http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/21/shuttle.landing/ (''CNN'')] |
*[[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] lands at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], concluding its [[STS-135|final mission]] and marking the end of the 30-year [[Space Shuttle program]]. [https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2011-07-21-shuttle-atlantis-landing_n.htm (USA TODAY)], [http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/21/shuttle.landing/ (''CNN'')] |
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*Team owners in the [[National Football League]] have voted to approve a 10-year deal with the [[National Football League Players Association]] and to end a [[2011 NFL season|lockout]] if players approve. [http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/ap-source-nfl-owners-1033816.html (AP via ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'')]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl-lockout-owners-poised-to-approve-new-labor-deal-but-new-differences-emerge/2011/07/21/gIQA9IB2RI_story.html (''Washington Post'')] |
*Team owners in the [[National Football League]] have voted to approve a 10-year deal with the [[National Football League Players Association]] and to end a [[2011 NFL season|lockout]] if players approve. [http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/ap-source-nfl-owners-1033816.html (AP via ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'')]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl-lockout-owners-poised-to-approve-new-labor-deal-but-new-differences-emerge/2011/07/21/gIQA9IB2RI_story.html (''Washington Post'')] |
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*The 2000th match in the history of [[Test Cricket]] starts at [[Lord's Cricket Ground]] in [[London]] between [[England national cricket team|England]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2017485/Nasser-Hussain-Dhoni-hands-Strauss-advantage.html (''Daily Mail'')], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120406201323/http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item644823/A-celebration-of-2000-glorious-Tests/ (ESPN Star)] |
*The 2000th match in the history of [[Test Cricket]] starts at [[Lord's Cricket Ground]] in [[London]] between [[England national cricket team|England]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2017485/Nasser-Hussain-Dhoni-hands-Strauss-advantage.html (''Daily Mail'')], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120406201323/http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item644823/A-celebration-of-2000-glorious-Tests/ (ESPN Star)] |
Revision as of 12:31, 4 July 2024
July 21, 2011
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011 Syrian uprising: Gunfire and arrests take place in Syria's third largest city of Homs against anti-government protests. (Al Jazeera)
- 2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels report "fierce" counter-attacks on the eastern front. (Reuters)
- 2011 Malawian protests:
- Senegal bans demonstrations in the capital Dakar ahead of planned opposition protests against the regime of President Abdoulaye Wade. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- Author Lee Child – creator of the Jack Reacher series – wins the novel of the year award at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival for his book 61 Hours. (BBC)
Business and economy
- Euro zone leaders secure a €109 billion bailout for Greece with the country going into default for a short period, but with increased powers for the main European rescue fund to assist countries that have not been bailed out, such as Spain and Italy. (New York Times)
Disasters
- The Government of Japan publishes a reconstruction plan for areas devastated by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (NHK World)
- Two dozen people have died this week in a heat wave in the United States. (New York Times)
Law and crime
- Australian radio host Derryn Hinch is sentenced to five months home detention for broadcasting the names of two sex offenders. (News.com.au)
- Three Russian police officers are convicted for abuse of office in Khabarovsk in the Far Eastern Federal District. (RIA Novosti)
- Another riot occurs at Australia's Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre overnight with tear gas again used to quell inmates. (Herald Sun)
- A Japanese court sentences Tatsuya Ichihashi to life imprisonment for the murder of British teacher Lindsay Hawker. (Sky News)
- News International phone hacking scandal
- MSNBC reports that the United States Department of Justice is investigating claims that News Corporation's advertising arm repeatedly hacked into the computers of competitors. (MSNBC)
- Two former News International executives have called into question certain aspects of the evidence given by James Murdoch to a House of Commons select Committee earlier this week. (BBC)
Politics
- The Central Bank of Iran launches a website, intending to poll the Iranian public about planned economic reforms and a change of national currency. (Tabnak)
Science
- Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding its final mission and marking the end of the 30-year Space Shuttle program. (USA TODAY), (CNN)
Sport
Earling Halland was born
- Team owners in the National Football League have voted to approve a 10-year deal with the National Football League Players Association and to end a lockout if players approve. (AP via Atlanta Journal Constitution)[permanent dead link], (Washington Post)
- The 2000th match in the history of Test Cricket starts at Lord's Cricket Ground in London between England and India. (Daily Mail), (ESPN Star)