On This Day: July 1

8 verified moments happened on July 1. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1898🐴 Theodore Roosevelt leads his Rough Riders in a charge up a fortified hill outside Santiago, Cuba.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, Battle of San Juan Hill (Jul 1 1898)
2. 1903The inaugural Tour de France begins outside Paris, eventually won by Maurice GarinSports · Source: Wikipedia, '1903 Tour de France' — race ran 1–19 July 1903; History.com 'Birth of the Tour de France' (started July 1, 1903 at Montgeron)
3. 1924📬 The U.S. Post Office launches the first scheduled coast-to-coast day-and-night airmail service across the continent.History · Source: Wikipedia, 'United States airmail service' (Jul 1 1924)
4. 1952Buddy Shuman beats Herb Thomas by two laps at Stamford Park near Niagara Falls, Ontario, as NASCAR's premier series races outside the United States for the first time.Stock Car Racing · Source: NASCAR.com international-races gallery + HowStuffWorks 1952 Grand National chronology
5. 1979🎧 Sony puts the Walkman on sale in Japan, inventing the personal portable cassette stereo.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, Walkman; TIME (Jul 1 1979)
6. 2012👑 Spain crush Italy 4-0 in Kyiv, becoming the first nation to win back-to-back European Championships.Soccer · Source: Wikipedia, 'UEFA Euro 2012 final' (Jul 1 2012)
7. 2014🧤 Goalkeeper Tim Howard makes a World Cup-record 16 saves for the United States against Belgium.Soccer · Source: MLSSoccer.com; FIFA (Jul 1 2014)
8. 2018Dale Earnhardt Jr. debuts in the TV race booth as an NBC analyst, “Slide job!” and allStock Car Racing · Source: Wikipedia, “2018 Overton's 400”; NASCAR.com — Dale Jr.'s NBC broadcast debut at Chicagoland, Jul 1, 2018