On this day in History - July 21

1545 – The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.

1904 – Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.

1959 – Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

2012 – Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.