What happened on 22 july

There have been several significant events that occurred on July 22nd throughout history. Here are a few:

  1. 1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Malvern Hill was fought in Virginia, resulting in a Union victory.
  2. 1916 - World War I: The Battle of Fromelles was fought in France, resulting in a German victory.
  3. 1942 - World War II: The Battle of the Casablanca Conference took place, where Allied leaders met to discuss strategy for the war.
  4. 1962 - The Mariner 1 spacecraft was launched by NASA, but it failed to reach orbit due to a programming error.
  5. 1975 - The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was launched, a joint mission between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  6. 1989 - The Lockerbie bombing occurred, when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a bomb, killing 270 people.
  7. 1994 - The Rwandan genocide began, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 800,000 people over the next 100 days.
  8. 2011 - Norway attacks: Anders Behring Breivik carried out a terrorist attack in Oslo, Norway, killing 77 people.

These are just a few of the many events that have occurred on July 22nd throughout history.