Today's selected anniversaries: 22nd July 2024

Today's selected anniversaries: 22nd July 2024

1864:

American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Atlanta

1894:

Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules-Albert_de_Dion

1944:

World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Committee_of_National_Liberation

1954:

A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_martial_law_in_Russell_County,_Alabama

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