Historical Events for 16th July 2022

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1683 - Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa reach Vienna
1861 - Manassas Campaign [->JUL 22]
1883 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1897 - The South African Committee, investigating the Jameson Raid releases its report finding that it was conducted almost implicitly through the support and encouragement of Cecil Rhodes and the mining houses in the Transvaal
1914 - Socialist conference in Brussels (Kautsky, Trotski and Rosa Luxemburg)
1950 - Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12)
1957 - US Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08)
1982 - NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth
1982 - CDC report on AIDS symptoms in three hemophiliacs
1990 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA

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