Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been exploring the Moon since 2009. It has returned more data to Earth of any other planetary mission – nearly 1.4 petabytes! For perspective, that’s about half a million hours of movies. https://t.co/ZwIA8yziud

— NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) July 20, 2022

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

Did You Know?

Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada

Today in History in 1793

Would You Believe?

Crew of Belgium RV Belgica see 1st sunrise in 1600 hrs - 1st expedition to endure Antarctic winter

Today in History in 1898

https://www.onthisday.com/

This day 202 years ago – 22 July 1817 – William Sadler became the first person to cross the Irish Sea by air, ascending from Portobello Barracks in a balloon, and landing two miles from Holyhead six hours later, the last to do so until the advent of the aeroplane a century later. pic.twitter.com/6KjbOjIsHU

— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) July 22, 2019

#OTD in 1587, English settlers including Eleanor Dare and other women landed at Roanoake Island (now in N. Carolina). Dare's daughter, born here, was the first Anglo-American. The community 'disappeared', probably killed by the existing people of the area. https://t.co/CeNvEm7BId pic.twitter.com/t584PGXbqT

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) July 22, 2022

On this day in 1899, a white mob abducted Frank Embree from officers transporting him to stand trial and lynched him in front of a crowd of over 1,000 onlookers in Fayette, Missouri. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/gmhPNHvGw4

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) July 22, 2022

22 July 1933. American pilot, Wiley Post, became first person to fly solo around the World in 7 days,18 hours and 45 minutes which was the fastest-ever around-the-world-trip. He used two new technologies: a primitive autopilot and a radio direction finder for navigation. pic.twitter.com/W48dkV0c8o

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 22, 2022

22 July 2009. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century (6 mins 38.8 seconds), occurred over parts of Asia and the Pacific. The longest total solar eclipse during the 22nd century, will be on 16 July 2186. pic.twitter.com/XRU4OwEWFM

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 22, 2022

Quote from Barney Rubble on July 21, 2022, 6:11 pm

This day in history has been out of this world!

I hope you didn't moon anyone, Barney, in your excitement 😊😋

Quote from Forrest on July 1, 2022, 8:45 pm

Quote from Hot Lips Houlihan on July 1, 2022, 7:38 pm

Quote from Forrest on June 17, 2022, 7:58 pm

17th June 19XX – Forrest came into the world, bestowing his parents with their most precious gift in life

 

Modesty is possibly my greatest virtue

Is it your birthday again, Major Wood?

My birthday is celebrated every 14 days, dontcha know, Hot Lips  

Today is the last day of week long celebrations, but I couldn't post my party plans on 15th as the site was in a state of flux.

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Birthdays celebrated fortnightly with celebrations lasting a week - or to put it in figures - 26 weeks of celebrations per annum, Major Wood?

There may be a Shakespeare quote for you...

"‘If all the year were playing sport then to holiday would be as tedious as to work." (Henry IV Part 1)

"But when they seldom come, they wished for come." (Also, Henry IV Part 1)

Dear Major Hot Lips Houlihan,

I would just like to advise that the week long celebrations only occur in the 3rd week of July every year, so I can truly engage in the pleasures of cider drinking in various establishments around the country. The fortnightly celebration is a very tame affair in comparison.

I wouldn't like you, or any other socialite happening upon this thread, to think that I might be a bit of a layabout, partying half the year away.

I am a lover and a fighter.

Your obedient servant

Private Wood

Aka Forrest Hump 😉

Beautifully put, Private Wood. 😘

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

Did You Know?

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

Would You Believe?

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

https://www.onthisday.com/

This day 216 years ago – 23 July 1803 – Robert Emmet led a rebellion in Dublin, which was ultimately crushed.

Arthur Wolfe, the Lord Chief Justice, also known as Lord Kilwarden, was hacked to death by the mob, along with his nephew. Emmet would be tried for treason and executed. pic.twitter.com/IMrtKtkhE7

— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) July 23, 2019

In summer 1671, Jeanne Chevalier arrived in Québec as one of the Filles du Roi - single women paid by the French state to settle in Canada from 1663-1673. Around two thirds of French Canadians are descended from them. https://t.co/DscsX3L8aR https://t.co/Puc9yxzfqW pic.twitter.com/MscfxQty23

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) July 23, 2022

On this day in 1942, the Governor of Alabama refused to aid in the war effort if it required integration, choosing instead to maintain segregated work practices. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/M1fon2m9D2

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) July 23, 2022

23 July 1885. General, Ulysses S. Grant died (aged 63). He served as the 18th President of the USA from 1869 to 1877. Before then, he had led the Union Army as Commanding General of the United States Army in winning the American Civil War against the rebel Confederates. pic.twitter.com/6f04MmOdZE

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 23, 2022