Spinning Around the Globe by Bicycle in 1884

On April 22, 1884

General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.

The journey took two years and nine months.

This Day in History - April 22

2016

The Paris Agreement was opened for signatures.

1994

Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.

1969

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completed the world's first non-stop, single-handed global circumnavigation.

1981

Thieves stole $3.3 million from the First National Bank of Arizona in Tucson.

1970

Twenty million Americans mobilized to call for greater protections for our planet. This became the world's first Earth Day.

What Happened on Apr 22?

What Happened in 1884?