60 competitors began the race at Montgeron, south of Paris, of whom 39 were private entrants.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in England.
Official figures placed attendance at 126,000 people – 1,000 more than the stadium’s capacity – but estimates suggest that the crowd was probably twice that size.
Painting the windows of the Astrodome significantly improved the situation for the players, but in turn led to the grass inside dying from a lack of light. It was replaced with an artificial alternative, which became known as AstroTurf.
The United States table tennis team heralded the era of ‘ping pong diplomacy’ by becoming the first official American delegation to visit China in 20 years.
On the 6th April 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
The racehorse Red Rum won an historic third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.
American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.
The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.
On the 20th April 1965, workers began painting skylight windows at the Houston Astrodome to limit glare from the sun.
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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