Historical Events for 22nd July 2026

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1901 - Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro
1944 - Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation
1958 - US performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island
1962 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Aronimink GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins by 1 stroke from Bob Goalby
1969 - Spanish dictator Francisco Franco's choice of Prince Juan Carlos as his successor is ratified by the Spanish Parliament
1992 - Soyuz TM-15 launches
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
2003 - Members of US 101st Airborne, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Mosul, Iraq, killing Uday Hussein and Qusay Hussein, sons of Saddam Hussein, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year old son, and a bodyguard

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