July 22

Tuesday 22, 1997:

The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.

Monday 22, 1946:

King David Hotel bombing: Irgun bombs King David Hotel in Jerusalem, headquarters of the British civil and military administration, killing 90.

Friday 22, 1864:

Outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.

Monday 22, 1805:

inconclusive battle of Cape Finisterre fought between a combined French and Spanish fleets under Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve of Spain and a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder.

Saturday 22, 1499:

The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.

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