On July 19, 1996 (Friday), the 26th Olympic Games opened in Atlanta, USA.
On July 19, 1996 (Friday), the opening ceremony of the 26th Olympic Games will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, starting at 8:45 tonight. This is a grand event that coincides with the centenary of the modern Olympic Games. It is also a reunion of the global sports family with the largest number of participating countries and regions and the largest number of athletes. At this Olympics, for the first time, the goal of inviting countries and regions to participate nationwide was achieved. More than 10,000 athletes from 197 countries and regions gathered under the five-ring banner.
On July 19, 1996 (Friday), Karadzic announced his retirement from the political stage.
Holbrooke, the U.S. government's special envoy to Bosnia and Herzegovina, announced in Belgrade on the morning of July 19, 1996 that Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic had resigned from all leadership positions. This marked the end of Karadzic's political future.
On July 19, 1975 (Saturday), American and Soviet astronauts met in space.
On July 19, 1975 (Saturday), American and Soviet cosmonauts concluded an unprecedented two-day international mission in space. "Apollo" and "Soyuz" began to separate and move on their own orbits. The Soviets will return to the ground tomorrow, and the Americans five days later. The docking mission began when the two spacecrafts each launched with three astronauts four days ago. "Nice to meet you," Soviet captain Alexey A. Leonov said in English. American Captain Thomas P. Stafford answered in Russian. The two captains shook hands with each other through the spacecraft hatch, and then the Americans entered the Soviet ship and exchanged gifts.
On July 19, 1954 (Monday), the engine-powered airliner Boeing 707 made its maiden flight.
On July 19, 1954 (Monday), 72-year-old engineer William E-Boeing witnessed the maiden voyage of the "80 Dash" in Seattle today. The model of this aircraft is designated as 707. After Boeing's wife, Bertha, named the plane "Sprint," it took off and reached a cruising speed of 60 miles per hour. The Boeing 707 aircraft is built for intercontinental travel and can carry 219 passengers.
On July 19, 1919 (Saturday), the Zhi-Anhui War ended and Duan Qirui resigned.
In the past few days, the east and west routes of the Anhui Army were completely defeated, and Duan Qirui was like a lost dog. On July 18, 1919, Jin Yunpeng gave him his final advice: "The war has completely failed, and the combat effectiveness of the border guards has been lost. If we do not take measures quickly, I am afraid that within a few days, the food problem in central Beijing will cause the entire army to collapse without a fight. When the troops approach the city, it's too late to regret it." Duan agreed and asked Xu Shichang for an order to cease the war. On the same day, Xu Shichang issued an armistice order, instructing all generals to quickly order the defense lines in front, stop the attack, and wait for orders to be resolved. On July 19, Duan Qirui issued a telegram, requesting to be dismissed from his official position and dismissed from the Dingguo Army.
From July 19 (Monday) to August 7, 1920, the Second Congress of the Communist International was held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Lenin's "Theses on the National and Colonial Questions" adopted by the congress systematically discussed the theory of national and colonial revolutions, and played an important guiding role in later formulating the democratic revolutionary program of the Communist Party of China. This is Lenin's speech at the congress.
On July 19, 1993 (Monday), the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan resigned together
On July 19, 1973 (Thursday), Chinese scientists conducted research on the female corpse in a Han tomb
On July 19, 1961 (Wednesday), the central government approved the implementation of the "Fourteen Articles on Scientific Research"
On July 19, 1958 (Saturday), my country and Cambodia established diplomatic relations
1902 July 19 (Saturday) National population statistics at the beginning of the 20th century