July 16, Digging works in the Suez Canal in Egypt start

 

1856 – Digging works in the Suez Canal in Egypt start under  supervision of French engineer Ferdinand De Lesseps.

1945 – The United States conducts first test of atomic bomb.

1969 – Apollo 11 spacecraft heads  towards the moon.

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