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8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

On the 8th July 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average – a key indicator of the value of America’s biggest companies – fell to its lowest point during the Great Depression that began with the Wall Street ...

7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri

The Chillicothe Baking Company's ‘Kleen Maid Sliced Bread’ proved incredibly popular and was advertised as ‘the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was ...

6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR

The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle went into production in the Soviet ...

5th July 1948: Launch of the National Health Service in England and Wales

The Labour government of Clement Atlee won the first post-war election with a pledge to implement the recommendations of the 1942 Beveridge Report and improve the social welfare system in ...

4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

On the 4th July 1950, Radio Free Europe – founded the previous year to transmit uncensored information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain – completed its first ...

3rd July 1938: World speed record for steam locomotives set by Number 4468 Mallard at just under 126mph

Mallard set the record of 125.88mph on a stretch of slightly downhill railway track at Stoke Band, south of the town of ...

2nd July 1964: Civil Rights Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson

On the 2nd July 1964, American President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law at the White ...

1st July 1903: The first Tour de France cycling race begins, taking place over nineteen days and six stages

60 competitors began the race at Montgeron, south of Paris, of whom 39 were private ...

30th June 1934: Hitler purges the Nazi party in the Night of the Long Knives

Although the popular name suggests the purge lasted for one night, the executions went on throughout the ...

29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry ...