Historical Events for 22nd June 2026

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1870 - US Congress creates Department of Justice
1936 - Harry Froboess dives 110 meters from an airship into Lake Constance at the foot of the Alps and survives
1938 - Joe Louis scores a stunning 1st round KO of German Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, NYC to retain his world heavyweight boxing title
1946 - English cricketer Alec Bedser takes 7-49 v India on 1st day of his 1st Test cricket at Lord's
1957 - Kansas City stops using streetcars in its transit system
1989 - Business Day reports that SA is about to test an intermediate range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads
1992 - Supreme Court rules "hate crime" laws violated free-speech rights
2019 - Seven-story building collapses in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, with at least 25 construction workers sleeping inside killed

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