Historical
events that took place on the 19th of July
1870: France
declared war on Prussia
1940: Hitler
ordered Great Britain to surrender
1952: The
15th modern Olympic Games opened in Helsinki, Finland
1966: A State of Emergency was declared by Governor
James Rhodes
1979: 18
year old Maritza Sayalero from Venezuela was crowned the 28th Miss Universe
1981: 22nd
modern Olympic Games opened in Moscow, Russia
1982: David
Dodge became the 1st American hostage in Lebanon
1984: Lynn
Rippelmeyer became the 1st female to captain a 747 across the Atlantic
1985: Over
200 people died after a dam in Italy burst
1989: 112
people were killed after the United Airlines DC-10 crashed in Iowa
1994: Leonid
Kvetjsma was sworn in as the President of Ukraine
1994: Bomb
explosion in Panama left 21 people dead
1995:
26th Olympic Games opened in Atlanta, Georgia
2012- The
United Kingdom froze 100 million pounds of assets owned by Syrian leaders
2014: Russia
denied 13 Americans Visa in retaliation to US sanctions against certain
individuals
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