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July 9, 2022
10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France
The Vichy government was established in France after the National Assembly approved a new French Constitutional Law that granted full powers to Marshal ...
July 8, 2022
9th July 1877: The world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begins at Wimbledon in London
The first Wimbledon Championship was staged in order to raise money to repair the roller that was used to maintain the lawns at the club, and only featured a Gentlemen’s Singles ...
July 7, 2022
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 ...
July 6, 2022
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 ...
July 5, 2022
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 ...
July 4, 2022
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 ...
July 3, 2022
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 ...
July 2, 2022
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 ...
July 1, 2022
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 ...
June 30, 2022
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 ...
