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1st July 1903: The first Tour de France cycling race begins, taking place over nineteen days and six stages

  • 1st July 2022
  • Tagged as: Bicycle, Culture, Cycling, Paris, Sport, Tour de France

60 competitors began the race at Montgeron, south of Paris, of whom 39 were private entrants.

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13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone

  • 13th May 2022
  • Tagged as: Automobile, Britain, England, George VI, Italy, Race, Silverstone, Speed, Sport

The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in England.

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28th April 1923: Wembley Stadium in London opens with the ‘White Horse Final’ of the FA Cup between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United

  • 28th April 2022
  • Tagged as: Britain, Culture, England, Football, London, Sport, United Kingdom, Wembley

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.

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20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun

  • 20th April 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Astrodome, Baseball, Houston, Sport, Texas, United States, USA

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.

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10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy

  • 10th April 2022
  • Tagged as: America, China, Cold War, Communism, Diplomacy, International Relations, Mao, Nixon, Ping Pong, Sino-American Relations, Sport, Table Tennis, United States, USA

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.

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6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games take place

  • 6th April 2022
  • Tagged as: France, Germany, Greece, Olympics, Sport, USA

On the 6th April 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.

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2nd April 1977: Red Rum wins an unprecedented third Grand National horse race

  • 2nd April 2022
  • Tagged as: Britain, Culture, England, Gambling, Horse, Horse Racing, Liverpool, Sport

The racehorse Red Rum won an historic third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.

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3rd August 1936: Jesse Owens wins his first gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

  • 3rd August 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Germany, Jesse Owens, Nazi, Olympics, Race, Racism, Sport, United States, USA

American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.

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9th July 1877: First Wimbledon Championship begins in London

  • 9th July 2021
  • Tagged as: Britain, Culture, England, London, Sport, Tennis

The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.

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20th April 1965: Windows of the Houston Astrodome painted to stop glare

  • 20th April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Baseball, Sport, Stadium, USA

On the 20th April 1965, workers began painting skylight windows at the Houston Astrodome to limit glare from the sun.

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