This Day In History, July 22nd.
Five Historical Events That Happened on July 22nd
Battle of Nándorfehérvár, 1456: This conflict, also known as the Siege of Belgrade, included the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, with the latter winning. This conflict is regarded as one of the Kingdom of Hungary's most important wins over the Ottoman Empire.
Otto Frederick Rohwedder created the first loaf-at-a-time bread slicing device in Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1928, giving rise to sliced bread. The baking industry was completely transformed when the first machine to slice bread into uniform slices was invented.
Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1981. Sandra Day O'Connor is the first woman to serve on the court. In September of that year, the Senate approved her nomination.
2005: London bombings: On July 7, 2005, a number of well planned terrorist bombs targeted London's public transportation system. The bombs left hundreds of people wounded and 52 dead. Since World War II, it was the bloodiest attack on London.
2019: Record High Temperature in Alaska: On July 7, 2019, the town of Anchorage, Alaska, recorded a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius), which was the highest temperature ever recorded in the city. The record-breaking temperature was a component of a wider heatwave that at the time afflicted a significant portion of Alaska.
In 1456, the Battle of Nándorfehérvár (now Belgrade, Serbia) took place, with forces led by John Hunyadi defeating the Ottoman Empire and preventing their expansion into Europe.
The Siege of Belgrade, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Nándorfehérvár, was a crucial conflict in European history. For decades, the Ottoman Empire had been enlarging into Europe and had already taken control of a sizable portion of the Balkans. They launched a significant assault on the Christian soldiers defending the stronghold of Belgrade in 1456 under the command of the Hungarian general John Hunyadi. Hunyadi's men managed to repel the Ottoman army despite being vastly outnumbered and finally triumph over them. The Ottoman drive into Europe was halted, and it was possible that Vienna and Hungary were spared thanks to this triumph. In the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars, which raged on for several more decades, it also signaled a turning point.
In 1796, the city of Cleveland, Ohio was founded by General Moses Cleaveland.
The Connecticut Land Company hired surveyor and attorney General Moses Cleaveland to head a surveying trip to what is now Northeast Ohio. Cleaveland and his surveying team landed near the Cuyahoga River's mouth in July 1796, when they built a village and gave it the name "Cleaveland" in honor of their captain. Later, the name of the city was spelled "Cleveland" because a newspaper editor decided to omit the initial "a". In the 19th and 20th centuries, Cleveland saw rapid growth and emerged as a significant industrial and economic hub. Today, it is home to more than 385,000 people and is the second-largest city in Ohio.
In 1934, notorious gangster John Dillinger was gunned down by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago, ending his crime spree.
During the Great Depression, John Dillinger, a legendary bank robber and criminal, worked throughout the United States. He was well-known for his risky jail breaks and flamboyant lifestyle, which helped him become a well-liked character in the media at the time. On July 22, 1934, however, he was shot and killed by FBI officers outside the Chicago Biograph Theater, putting a stop to his crime spree. When the FBI discovered Dillinger, he had just completed viewing the movie "Manhattan Melodrama" with two female friends. He attempted to flee, but the agents shot him and murdered him.His demise put a stop to one of the most infamous crime sprees in American history and cemented his place as a legend in the country's criminal history.
In 1946, King David Hotel bombing took place in Jerusalem, which was carried out by the Zionist paramilitary group Irgun, killing 91 people and injuring 46.
On July 22, 1946, a terrorist incident known as the King David Hotel Bombing took place in Jerusalem, which was then governed by the British. The Zionist paramilitary organization Irgun, which fought for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, was responsible for the attack. The squad detonated explosives in the King David Hotel's basement, which at the time served as the British administration's main office in Palestine. 91 individuals were killed when the south wing of the building collapsed as a result of the explosives' explosions, including 28 British, 41 Arab, 17 Jewish, and 5 victims of other nationalities. 46 more persons suffered injuries. As a result of the incident, which was strongly denounced by the world community, the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine underwent a sea change. Following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Irgun eventually joined the Israel Defense Forces.
In 2011, Anders Behring Breivik carried out a mass shooting and bombing in Norway, killing 77 people and injuring over 200 others.
A far-right fanatic named Anders Behring Breivik carried out a mass shooting and bombing in Norway on July 22, 2011, which left 77 people dead and over 200 injured. First, Breivik set off a bomb at an Oslo government building, leaving eight people dead and several more injured. The Norwegian Labor Party was hosting a youth summer camp on the island of Utya, so he next made his way there. He went on a shooting rampage there, murdering 69 people—mostly teens and young adults—over the course of more than an hour. The savagery and senselessness of the assault, which was among the worst in Norway's history, astounded the whole world. Later, Breivik was detained, prosecuted, and given the maximum punishment permitted by Norwegian law—21 years in prison—although this sentence may be increased if it is determined that he continues to pose a threat to society.