Interesting things that happened July 22nd:
See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Birthdays on this date: In 1478 Philip I (the Handsome), first Habsburg king of Spain (1506) In 1822 Gregor Mendel, geneticist who discovered laws of heredity In 1844 Rev. William Archibald Spooner, invented 'spoonerisms' In 1849 Emma Lazarus, whose poem was inscribed on the Statue of Liberty In 1887 Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) In 1890 Rose Kennedy, Mother of a President, an Attorney General, and a Senator In 1898 Alexander Calder, sculptor (mobiles, stabiles) + Steven Vincent Benét, writer (The Devil and Daniel Webster) In 1913 Lucia Albanese, opera singer In 1923 Robert Dole, Kansas Senator (R) In 1924 Margaret Whiting, singer In 1928 Orson Bean, actor In 1930 Yuri P. Artyukhin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 14) In 1932 Oscar de la Renta, designer In 1939 Terrance Stamp In 1940 Alex Trebek, game show host In 1945 Don Henley, musician In 1947 Albert Brooks (born Albert Einstein, in Beverly Hills, California), actor In 1955 Willem Dafoe, actor Events worth noting: + Dog Days + Feast of St. Mary Magdalen, penitent In 1298 English defeat Scots at Battle of Falkirk. In 1826 Giuseppe Piazzi, discoverer of first asteroid, dies. In 1864 Atlanta campaign -- Hood attacks Sherman and suffers terrible losses. In 1925 Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher. In 1933 Wiley Post completes first round-the-world solo flight. In 1934 John Dillinger shot and killed in Chicago movie theatre. In 1946 Irgun terrorist group, headed by future Israeli P.M. Menachem Begin, blows up King David Hotel in Jerusalem, killing 91 persons. In 1952 Polish constitution adopted (National Day). In 1955 First US Vice-President is called on to preside over a cabinet meeting - Richard Nixon. In 1972 Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus. + First Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched. In 1981 Islamists depose Iranian President Bani Sadr, cementing the victory of religious revolutionaries over secular revolutionaries. And remember ... Baked Beans Month Hot Dog Month Ice Cream Month = = = To get back issues, send "get pga pga.MMDD" (where MMDD is something like 0317) in a message to majordomo@ml.mystery.com. -- ------- ------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - - - - - - - Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, several errors have been found in the past. Don't place any bets on the basis of what you find here. -- Gabe User Contributions:
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