Historical events on July 22
JULY 22, 1817
Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, by balloon.
Windham William Sadler was an English balloonist. His father was aviation pioneer James Sadler and, after an education in engineering, Sadler followed
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JULY 22, 1864
American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in
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JULY 22, 838
Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey.
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between multiple Arab dynasties and
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JULY 22, 2002
The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of the Palestinian organization Hamas, killing him, his family and neighboring civilians.
The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel.
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JULY 22, 1298
First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk.
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of wars between England and Scotland. It lasted from the
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JULY 22, 1954
A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.
On July 22, 1954, a limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, by Governor Gordon Persons. The county,
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JULY 22, 1802
Gia Long (pictured) conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.
Gia Long, born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last dynasty
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JULY 22, 1894
Jules-Albert de Dion (pictured) finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.
Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car
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JULY 22, 1209
A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.
Béziers is a city in southern France. It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region. Every August Béziers
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JULY 22, 1691
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
A Williamite was a follower of King William III of England who deposed King James II and VII in the Glorious Revolution.
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JULY 22, 1963
The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak.
Sarawak is a state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 12 states, with an area almost equal to that of
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JULY 22, 1975
Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.
Stanley Joseph Forman is an American photojournalist, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography two years in a row while
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JULY 22, 1944
World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JULY 22, 1991
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment.
A serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, with the killings taking place over a significant period of
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