Thursday, July 22, 2021

History for July 22

History for July 22 - On-This-Day.com
Karl Menninger 1893
  • 1376 - The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date.
  • 1587 - A second English colony was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina. The colony vanished under mysterious circumstances.
  • 1933 - Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
  • 1937 - The U.S. Senate rejected President Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
  • 1975 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee had his U.S. citizenship restored by the U.S. Congress.
  • 1998 - Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.
  • 2003 - In northern Iraq, Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces.

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