July 22: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. In 1587, a second English colony, fated to vanish under mysterious circumstances, was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.
2. In 1598, William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is entered on the Stationers Register in England.
3. In 1775, George Washington takes command of American troops.
4. In 1918, lightning kills 504 sheep in Utah's Wasatch National Park.
5. In 1933, American aviator Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 1/2 hours.
6. In 1939, the first black woman judge (Jane Matilda Bolin-NYC).
7. In 1972, Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus.
8. In 1975, an act of Congress restores Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee's citizenship.
9. In 1983, Dick Smith makes the first solo helicopter flight around the world.
10. In 2002, new auto emissions legislation is signed into law by the Governor.
11. Famous Birthdays: Emma Lazarus (poet), Bob Dole (US Politician), Gregor Mendel (botanist), Oscar de la Renta (designer), Keyshawn Johnson (football player)

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