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1. 22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

   Publicat: 22.07.2024
2. 21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in Egypt

   Publicat: 21.07.2024
3. 20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs

   Publicat: 20.07.2024
4. 19th July 1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins when Napoleon III declares war

   Publicat: 19.07.2024
5. 18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio

   Publicat: 18.07.2024
6. 17th July 1917: King George V changes the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor

   Publicat: 17.07.2024
7. 16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

   Publicat: 16.07.2024
8. 15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

   Publicat: 15.07.2024
9. 14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I

   Publicat: 14.07.2024
10. 13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in American history

    Publicat: 13.07.2024
11. 12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor

    Publicat: 12.07.2024
12. 11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel

    Publicat: 11.07.2024
13. 10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth

    Publicat: 10.07.2024
14. 9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

    Publicat: 09.07.2024
15. 8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

    Publicat: 08.07.2024
16. 7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

    Publicat: 07.07.2024
17. 6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

    Publicat: 06.07.2024
18. 5th July 1937: SPAM, the canned cooked pork, first introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation @SPAMbrand

    Publicat: 05.07.2024
19. 4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    Publicat: 04.07.2024
20. 3rd July 1979: President Jimmy Carter authorises $500,000 to aid the mujahideen in Afghanistan

    Publicat: 03.07.2024