CoM Moderators Posted July 22 Posted July 22 1298 - English defeat the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk 1632 - Foundation laid in Madrid for Buen Retiro Palace for King Philip IV 1923 - 17th Tour de France won by Henri Pelissier of France 1926 - 108°F (42°C), Troy, NY (state record) 1954 - US Virgin Islands adopt constitution (Revised Organic Act) 1984 - 22nd Federation Cup Women's Tennis, São Paulo, Brazil: Czech pair Hana Mandlíková and Helena Suková beat Australians Elizabeth Sayers and Wendy Turnbull 6-2, 6-2 for a 2-1 victory 1997 - "One Piece," world's best-selling manga and comic series, written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, first appears serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in Japan 2014 - European Union claims that Israel "has the right to defend itself," but says civilian casualties in Gaza are unacceptable 2019 - India's lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 successfully takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota aiming to be fourth nation to soft-land on the moon 2022 - Droupadi Murmu is the first tribal politician to be elected President of India (head of state, without executive powers) More Historical Events »
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