Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark. Here’s a four-paragraph overview of the history of Virgin Atlantic: Virgin Atlantic was founded…
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22 June 1918
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana. The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred in the early hours of June…
22 June 1941
World War II: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet…
22 June 1990
Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie was a famous Cold War-era border crossing point between East Berlin (controlled by the Soviet Union) and…
22 June 2000
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan’s Hanyang District, killing 49 people
22 June 1990
Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie’]
22 June 1942
The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by USA Congress. Swearing of the Pledge is accompanied by a salute. An early version of the salute,…
22 June 1942
The USA Congress adopts the Pledge of Allegiance. The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. It was first given wide publicity through…