July 20: International Moon Day, World Chess Day
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Today, on July 20, all space enthusiasts can join the celebration of International Moon Day. It was on July 20, 1969, that American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin first set foot on the surface of the Earth's satellite.
Today, on July 20, all space enthusiasts can join the celebration of International Moon Day, UNN reports.
It was on July 20, 1969, that American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin first set foot on the surface of the Earth's satellite.
Astronauts reached the Moon on the Apollo 11 spacecraft.y After the spacecraft landed on the lunar surface, they first performed operations that simulated a launch from the Moon to make sure that the relevant systems were in good working order.
An external onboard camera mounted on the lunar module provided a live broadcast of Armstrong's lunar landing. Stepping off the lunar module ladder onto the lunar surface, he uttered the famous phrase: "It's one small step for man, but a giant leap for mankind.
By the way, there are still millions of people in the world who are supporters of the so-called conspiracy theory that the Americans did not land on the moon, and the video was shot in the pavilions of Hollywood.
July 20 is also the International Chess Day. It was on this day in 1924 that the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was established in Paris
Today, FIDE unites national chess federations in 190 countries and is considered one of the oldest international sports organizations. International Chess Day was established at the initiative of FIDE and UNESCO in 1966.
India is considered the birthplace of chess. But there is an alternative point of view that chess originated in China.
Chess was brought to Kievan Rus by merchants before the adoption of Christianity. In Byzantium, chess was banned by the church. So, after the baptism in Russia, the game of chess was also banned for some time.
In the middle of the eighteenth century, the first books describing chess games appeared in Europe, and in the nineteenth century, chess sets were standardized. Chess clocks were also introduced.
The first official world chess champion in 1886 was Wilhelm Steinitz, who held the title for eight years.
Today you can still join the celebration of International Cake Day. The history of this holiday is quite interesting. The initiative was taken in 2009 by members of the international creative community of musicians and culinary experts, the Milan Club of the Kingdom of Love, when they decided to create musical cakes.
The holiday promotes the idea of uniting people through an ordinary cake.
According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of the Old Testament prophet Elijah.
