July 19 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 19
In the headlines today:

1996	Opening ceremonies begin for the 26th Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
1989	112 people die of the 296 aboard a United DC-10 jet that crashes during an emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa.
1974	Actor Joe Flynn dies of a heart attack at age 48.
1969	Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins, begin to orbit the moon.
1966		Singer-actor Frank Sinatra and actress Mia Farrow are married. (photo credit: Warner Bros / WEA)
1949	Laos gains its independent from France.
1941	The V for Victory campaign is launched by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during WWII.
1918	The German army retreats across the Marne River in France, during WWI.
1900	The main line of the Paris subway is opened.
1877	Spencer Gore wins the first men's single tennis tournament at Wimbledon.
1588	The Spanish Armada is sighted off the coast of England.