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Historical Events on June 22

  • Portuguese Empire

    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.

  • Royal Navy

    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.

  • Spanish-American War

    1898

    Spanish-American War: The US Fifth Army Corps lands in Cuba.

  • London Underground

    1907

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

  • Nazi Germany

    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.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    1944

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

  • Washington Metro

    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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