Historical Events for 18th July 2022

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1290 - King Edward I orders expulsion of Jews from England, this edict will remain in place for 350 years
1896 - US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills: American-based Scot James Foulis wins by 3 strokes ahead of Englishman Horace Rawlins
1923 - British House of Lords accepts new divorce law
1943 - Giants and Phillies strand record 30 baserunners, NY wins, 10-6
1954 - Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game
1972 - The 100th British soldier to die in the Northern Ireland "troubles" is shot by a sniper in Belfast
1979 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1980 - Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France
1988 - Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on cruise ship City of Poros
2019 - Arson attack on animated studio Kyoto Animation Co in Kyoto, Japan, kills at least 33

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