In History, Today on July 22

The Battle of Falkirk took place during the First War of Scottish Independence, where the English army led by King Edward I defeated the Scots led by William Wallace.

Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first recorded person to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland.

Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world, completing the journey in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes.

The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began, marking a significant escalation in the Holocaust.

The King David Hotel bombing was carried out by the Irgun, a Zionist paramilitary group, targeting the British administrative headquarters for Palestine.

Venera 8, a Soviet space probe, successfully landed on Venus, transmitting data back to Earth for 50 minutes.

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escaped from his luxury prison, La Catedral, sparking a massive manhunt.

Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of Saddam Hussein, were killed by U.S. forces in Mosul, Iraq.

Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician, was mistakenly shot and killed by police at Stockwell tube station in London, amid heightened security following the July 7 bombings.

A mass shooting and bombing attack occurred in Norway, carried out by Anders Behring Breivik, resulting in 77 deaths.

Prince George of Cambridge, the first child of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was born.