OTD:

In 1402, the Battle of Ankara saw Tamerlane's forces defeat Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, leading to Bayezid's capture and temporarily halting Ottoman expansion.

In 1903, Ford Motor Company shipped its first Model A car from Paris, marking the start of its international business and helping establish Ford as a global automotive leader.

In 1938, Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller synthesized DDT in Hamburg, revolutionizing pest control and earning a Nobel Prize for its impact on public health.

In 1944, the July 20 Plot, an assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler led by Claus von Stauffenberg, failed, resulting in the conspirators' execution.

In 1948, the British government launched the National Health Service (NHS), providing free healthcare to all citizens and setting a global precedent for social welfare.

In 1954, IBM announced the IBM 704, the first mass-produced computer with floating-point arithmetic hardware, enhancing computational accuracy and efficiency.

In 1960, the first encrypted satellite communication was established between Washington D.C. and Moscow using the Courier 1B satellite, advancing secure Cold War communications.

In 1973, Bruce Lee's final film, "Enter the Dragon," premiered in Nassau, Bahamas, becoming a global phenomenon and cementing Lee's legacy as a cultural icon.

In 1996, the Summer Olympics opened in Atlanta, Georgia, celebrating the centennial of the modern games with over 10,000 athletes, but were marred by a bombing at Centennial Olympic Park.