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 ...
6 Jul 20220s
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 ...
5 Jul 20220s
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 ...
4 Jul 20220s
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 ...
3 Jul 20220s
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 ...
2 Jul 20220s
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 ...
1 Jul 20220s
30th June 1934: Hitler purges the Nazi party in the Night of the Long Knives
Although the popular name suggests the purge lasted for one night, the executions went on throughout the ...
30 Jun 20220s
29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground
The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry ...
29 Jun 20220s
