July 22 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 22
In the headlines today:

1994	O.J. Simpson pleads innocent to murdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
1991	Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested by police in Milwaukee, WI.
1975	The House of Representatives approves a measure to restore the US citizenship of Robert E. Lee, Confederate General during the Civil War.
1946	90 people die when Jewish extremists blow up a wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.
1943	US General George S. Patton leads American troops to capture Palermo, Sicily, during WWII.
1942	Gas rationing begins along the Atlantic coast of the US to help the American war effort during WWII.
1934	Bank robber John Dillinger is shot to death by FBI agents outside of the Biograph Theater in Chicago.
1916	Ten people are killed when a bomb explodes during the Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco.
1812	French troops are defeated by the British at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.
1796	Cleveland, Ohio, is founded by General Moses Cleaveland.
1587	English settlers establish a colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina.