On This Day In History
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In market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown
Today in History in 1865
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World’s lowest-ever natural temperature recorded −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F; 184.0 K) at Soviet Vostok Station, Antarctica
Today in History in 1983
July 22nd
1099 First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem
1456 Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats Sultan Murad II
1515 First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire – rise of the Habsburgs influence
1942 Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp
1963 Sarawak achieves independence from British colonial rule
2011 Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first a bomb blast targeting government buildings in central Oslo, second a massacre at a youth camp on island of Utøya
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Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada
Today in History in 1793
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Crew of Belgium RV Belgica see 1st sunrise in 1600 hrs – 1st expedition to endure Antarctic winter
Today in History in 1898
RIP OZZY !🤘🏻
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
Quote from Lana Anal on July 22, 2025, 7:54 pmOzzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
Sad night for me Lana.
I think you all know here that I am a massive Sabbath fan.
But he said his farewel to his fans in his beloved Villa Park before he left us.
And I wouldn't be surprised if he left this world on his own terms like Bowie did .
Only seen him once with Sabbath but they will always be my favourite band of all time.
RIP OZZY !🦇
July 23rd
1215 Frederick II crowned King of the Romans (King of the Germans) in Aachen
1829 William Austin Burt patents America’s first “typographer” (typewriter)
1840 Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada
1944 Conference of Bretton Woods signed; IMF operations begin
1995 Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later
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NASA’s Kepler mission announces discovery of the most Earth-like planet yet – Kepler-452b, 1,400 light years from Earth
Today in History in 2015
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American opera singer Grace Bumbry becomes the first black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany, she earns 42 curtain calls
Today in History in 1961