Historical Events for 22nd December 2022

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December 22, 2022 in Today in History

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Posted December 22, 2022

1939 - Finnish counter offensive at Petsamo
1941 - Tito establishes 1st Proletarian Brigade in Yugoslavia
1943 - Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core
1965 - Great Britain sets national maximum road speed at 70 miles per hour
1966 - WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 - Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment
1980 - MLB St. Louis Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds
1989 - Republic of Chad (Africa) adopts its Constitution
1990 - Paul Coffey becomes the second NHL defenceman to record 1000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games
1990 - Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait