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July 19

4 sourced moments from July 19 in history: Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned in AD 64; Brunel's SS Great Britain, the first great iron screw steamer, was launched (1843); The Seneca Falls Convention launched the women's rights movement (1848), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on July 19

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1903 Sports · Athletics

Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France

A chimney sweep turned cyclist crushed a six-stage, 2,428-kilometre slog to claim the very first Tour de France in 1903.

1848 History · Modern

The Seneca Falls Convention launched the women's rights movement

On July 19, 1848, a two-day gathering in a small New York chapel dared to demand that women be granted the vote.

1843 Technology · Engineering

Brunel's SS Great Britain, the first great iron screw steamer, was launched

On July 19, 1843, Prince Albert floated out the largest ship afloat — and the first to marry an iron hull to a screw propeller.

64 History · Ancient

Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned in AD 64

The Great Fire of AD 64 levelled three of Rome's 14 districts. The fiddle was not yet in use, and the singing story was a rumour.