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Historical Events on June 22

  • Battle of Macau

    1622

    Portuguese forces repel a Dutch invasion at the Battle of Macau during the Dutch-Portuguese War.

  • War of 1812

    1813

    War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.

  • HMS Camperdown (1885)

    1893

    The Royal Navy battleship HMS Camperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.

  • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway

    1907

    The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    1941

    Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.

  • Erwin Rommel

    1942

    Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk.

  • G.I. Bill

    1944

    U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

  • Clean Water Act

    1969

    The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • June 2009 Washington Metro train collision

    2009

    A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.

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