19 July 1545

The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the…

19 July 1903

Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. The Tour de France is one of the most prestigious and well-known cycling races in the world….

19 July 1977

The world’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…

19 July 1981

In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing…

19 July 1903

Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_Tour_de_France’]

19 July 1903

Maurice Garin wins the first ever Tour de France. Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France, on July 19th, 1903, by a margin of…

19 July 1553

Lady Jane Grey is replaced as Queen of England by Mary I of England after only nine days on the throne. Tragic Lady Jane Grey…