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What Happened On July 19

Q: What happened on July 19?

1919: Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First World War, English ex-servicemen unhappy with unemployment and other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall. 1848: The two-day Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's-rights and feminist convention held in the United States, opened in Seneca Falls, New York. 1843: SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, was launched (pictured) in Bristol, England. 1863: American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River. 1845: Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings. 1843: Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world. 1544: Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins. 1916: First World War: The "worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history" occurred when Australian forces unsuccessfully attacked German defences at Fromelles, France. 1903: French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour de France. 1982: In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

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1919 First ever
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First World War, English ex-servicemen unhappy with unemployment and other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall.
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1848 First ever
The two-day Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's-rights and feminist convention held in the United States, opened in Seneca Falls, New York.
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1843 First ever
SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, was launched (pictured) in Bristol, England.
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1863 Oddly true
American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
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1845 Oddly true
Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1843 First ever
Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1544 First ever
Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.
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1916 First ever
First World War: The "worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history" occurred when Australian forces unsuccessfully attacked German defences at Fromelles, France.
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1903 First ever
French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour de France.
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1982 First ever
In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2018The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. Wikipedia →
2014Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan. Wikipedia →
2012Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria. Wikipedia →
2011Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry. Wikipedia →
1997The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia →
1994Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21. Wikipedia →
1992A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort. Wikipedia →
1989United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111. Wikipedia →
1985The Val di Stava dam collapses, killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy. Wikipedia →
1983The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published. Wikipedia →
1982In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped. Wikipedia →
1981In 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 the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development. Wikipedia →
1980Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Wikipedia →
1979The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. Wikipedia →
1979The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill. Wikipedia →
1977The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern time (ET). Wikipedia →
1976Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. Wikipedia →
1972Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat. Wikipedia →
1969Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Wikipedia →
1967Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22, and a twin-engine Cessna 310 collide over Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Both aircraft are destroyed and all passengers and crew are killed, including John T. McNaughton, an advisor to Robert McNamara. Wikipedia →
1964Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam. Wikipedia →
1963Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention. Wikipedia →
1961Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later. Wikipedia →
1957The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh is published. Wikipedia →
1952Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Wikipedia →
1947Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated. Wikipedia →
1947Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. Wikipedia →
1940Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. Wikipedia →
1936Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Wikipedia →
1934The rigid airship USS Macon surprises the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme. Wikipedia →
1903Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. Wikipedia →
1900The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation. Wikipedia →
1870Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia. Wikipedia →
1864Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Wikipedia →
1863American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River. Wikipedia →
1848Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York. Wikipedia →
1845Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings. Wikipedia →
1843Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world. Wikipedia →
1832The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary. Wikipedia →
1821Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia →
1817Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauaʻi. Wikipedia →
1733The Ottoman army defeats the Iranian army under Nader Shah in the battle of Baghdad. Wikipedia →
1702Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow. Wikipedia →
1701Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England. Wikipedia →
1588Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel. Wikipedia →
1553The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days. Wikipedia →
1545The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology. Wikipedia →
1544Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins. Wikipedia →
1333Wars of Scottish Independence: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots in the battle of Halidon Hill. Wikipedia →
998Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea. Wikipedia →
939Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas. Wikipedia →
803Bardanes Tourkos is proclaimed emperor by rebellious Byzantine troops. Wikipedia →
711Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic. Wikipedia →
484Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital. Wikipedia →
64The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. Wikipedia →

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He said his legs were shaking and that they kept shaking, a nervous twitch that would not subside even after the firs…
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