22 June

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This Year

In History

  • 1633 – Galileo recants his view that the Sun is the centre of the Universe.
  • 1825 – The British abolish feudalism in North America.
  • 1898 – Spanish–American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
  • 1941 – Hitler invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa).
  • 1978 – Charon, Pluto's first satellite, is discovered.
  • 1990 – Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.