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1. 15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

   Gepubliceerd: 15-7-2024
2. 14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I

   Gepubliceerd: 14-7-2024
3. 13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in American history

   Gepubliceerd: 13-7-2024
4. 12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor

   Gepubliceerd: 12-7-2024
5. 11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel

   Gepubliceerd: 11-7-2024
6. 10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth

   Gepubliceerd: 10-7-2024
7. 9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

   Gepubliceerd: 9-7-2024
8. 8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

   Gepubliceerd: 8-7-2024
9. 7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

   Gepubliceerd: 7-7-2024
10. 6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

    Gepubliceerd: 6-7-2024
11. 5th July 1937: SPAM, the canned cooked pork, first introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation @SPAMbrand

    Gepubliceerd: 5-7-2024
12. 4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    Gepubliceerd: 4-7-2024
13. 3rd July 1979: President Jimmy Carter authorises $500,000 to aid the mujahideen in Afghanistan

    Gepubliceerd: 3-7-2024
14. 2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first rigid Zeppelin airship, makes its maiden flight over Lake Constance in Germany

    Gepubliceerd: 2-7-2024
15. 1st July 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg begins, resulting in a decisive Union victory

    Gepubliceerd: 1-7-2024
16. 30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope

    Gepubliceerd: 30-6-2024
17. 29th June 1971: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 11 disaster, resulting in its cosmonauts becoming the only humans to ever die in space

    Gepubliceerd: 29-6-2024
18. 28th June 1969: The Stonewall Riots begin when New York City police raid the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village

    Gepubliceerd: 28-6-2024
19. 27th June 1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe

    Gepubliceerd: 27-6-2024
20. 26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’

    Gepubliceerd: 26-6-2024