June 22 in History
What happened on June 22 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on june 22 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on june 22 in history.
?>1995
Nigeria’s former military ruler Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo and his chief deputy are charged with conspiracy to overthrow Gen. Sani Abacha’s military government.
1981
Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon.
1980
The Soviet Union announces a partial withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan.
1973
Skylab astronauts splash down safely in the Pacific after a record 28 days in space.
1970
President Richard Nixon signs the 26th amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
1956
The battle for Algiers begins as three buildings in The Casbah are blown up.
1944
President Franklin Roosevelt signs the “GI Bill of Rights” to provide broad benefits for veterans of the war.
1942
A Japanese submarine shells Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Columbia River.
1941
Under the code-name Barbarossa, Germany invades the Soviet Union.
1940
France and Germany sign an armistice at Compiegne, on terms dictated by the Nazis.
1938
Joe Louis floors Max Schmeling in the first round of the heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium.
1933
Adolf Hitler bans political parties in Germany other than the Nazis.
1930
A son is born to Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
1925
France and Spain agree to join forces against Abd el Krim in Morocco.
1915
Austro-German forces occupy Lemberg on the Eastern Front as the Russians retreat.
1911
King George V of England is crowned.
1910
German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich announces a definitive cure for syphilis.
1876
General Alfred Terry sends Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer to the Rosebud and Little Bighorn rivers to search for Indian villages.
1864
Confederate General A. P. Hill turns back a Federal flanking movement at the Weldon Railroad near Petersburg, Virginia.
1807
British seamen board the USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to the War of 1812.
1772
Slavery is outlawed in England.
1558
The French take the French town of Thionville from the English.
1377
Richard II, who is still a child, begins his reign, following the death of his grandfather, Edward III. His coronation takes place July 16.