July 22 - The Day in History

July 22 : General Interest 2003: Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome On this day in 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia... read more American Revolution 1779 : Battle of Minisink Ford, New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-minisink-ford-new-york Automotive 2002 : California governor signs new auto emissions legislation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-governor-signs-new-auto-emissions-legislation Civil War 1864 : Battle of Atlanta continues http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-atlanta-continues Cold War 1987 : Gorbachev accepts ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-accepts-ban-on-intermediate-range-nuclear-missiles Crime 1923 : Dillinger joins the Navy in an attempt to avoid prosecution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dillinger-joins-the-navy-in-an-attempt-to-avoid-prosecution 1991 : Cannibal and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cannibal-and-serial-killer-jeffrey-dahmer-is-caught Disaster 1993 : Kaskaskia is inundated by flood of '93 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kaskaskia-is-inundated-by-flood-of-93 General Interest 1916 : The Preparedness Day bombing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-preparedness-day-bombing 1933 : Wiley Post flies solo around the world http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wiley-post-flies-solo-around-the-world 1934 : Dillinger gunned down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dillinger-gunned-down 2003 : Qusay and Uday Hussein killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/qusay-and-uday-hussein-killed Hollywood 2005 : March of the Penguins debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-of-the-penguins-debuts Literary 1598 : The Merchant of Venice is entered on the Stationers' Register http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-merchant-of-venice-is-entered-on-the-stationers-register Music 1977 : Elvis Costello's debut album, My Aim Is True, is released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-costellos-debut-album-my-aim-is-true-is-released Old West 1793 : Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-mackenzie-reaches-the-pacific-ocean Presidential 1862 : Lincoln tells his cabinet about Emancipation Proclamation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-tells-his-cabinet-about-emancipation-proclamation Sports 1990 : Greg LeMond wins second Tour De France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/greg-lemond-wins-second-tour-de-france Vietnam War 1967 : Taylor and Clifford begin tour of the Pacific region http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/taylor-and-clifford-begin-tour-of-the-pacific-region 1968 : North Vietnamese condemn Honolulu Conference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-condemn-honolulu-conference World War I 1916 : Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/preparedness-day-bombing-in-san-francisco World War II 1942 : Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deportations-from-warsaw-ghetto-to-treblinka-begin

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