On This Day - July 1, A Shot of History

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1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-O74_K5Cmo

1903 – Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_Tour_de_France
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tour_1903_9.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_Tour_de_France#/media/File:Eerste_Tour_de_France_-_First_Tour_de_France.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoHjQs6C4UY

1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7nR0YdPgxI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjTuAV036yY

1961 – Carl Lewis, American long jumper and runner, is born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eBKsE3ahZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04lOmMyAMo

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet