Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A chimney sweep turned cyclist crushed a six-stage, 2,428-kilometre slog to claim the very first Tour de France in 1903.
On July 19, 1848, a two-day gathering in a small New York chapel dared to demand that women be granted the vote.
On July 19, 1843, Prince Albert floated out the largest ship afloat — and the first to marry an iron hull to a screw propeller.
