July 22nd

Prince George of Cambridge is born. He is the first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

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.

Israeli tanks, bulldozers and armored personnel carriers knocked down a fence and barreled over the Lebanese border as forces seized the village of Maroun al-Ras from Hezbollah.

The Sept. 11 commission issued a report saying America's leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before the 9/11 attacks.

Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai were killed when U.S. forces stormed a villa in Mosul, Iraq.

Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.

Susan Smith was convicted by a jury in Union, S.C., of first-degree murder for drowning her two sons. (She is serving life in prison.).

O.J. Simpson pleaded innocent to the slaying of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

Police in Milwaukee arrested serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who later confessed to murdering 17 men and boys.

Greg LeMond won his third Tour de France. A Minnesota native, Lemond was the first American to win the great French cycling race.

First solo helicopter flight around the world. Australian Dick Smith became the first person to fly a helicopter around the world solo. He started his trip in August, 1982 and it took him around a year to finish his trip.

Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca was sentenced in Rome to life in prison for shooting Pope John Paul II. (He served 19 years.).

Congress restored Confederate general Robert E. Lee's U.S. citizenship.

Sarawak achieves independence from British colonial rule.

American forces led by Gen. George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.

Warsaw Ghetto Jews (300,000) are sent to Treblinka Extermination Camp.

The Senate rejected President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.

John Dillinger was shot to death outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.

American aviator Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 1/2 hours.

World's first competitive motor race. The Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Competition for Horseless Carriages was the world's first city to city motoring competition. Staring in Paris and ending in Rouen, the race was organized by the newspaper Le Petit Journal.

The city of Cleveland was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland.

A second English colony, also fated to vanish under mysterious circumstances, was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.

First Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland & Holy Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs influence.

Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats Sultan Murad II.

First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.