22 July in history.

1793

Mackenzie reaches the Pacific. Alexander Mackenzie arrived at the Pacific coast, the first known person to cross North America north of Mexico. He painted a message on a rock.

Wikipedia: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)

Photo: Thomas Lawrence / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 22 July

1. 

   1817

   Across the Irish Sea by balloon

   Windham Sadler flew a balloon from Dublin to Holyhead, the first air crossing of the Irish Sea.

   Wikipedia: Windham Sadler

   Photo: Irish_Sea_4.82844W_53.54821N.png : NASA derivative work: Dr Greg / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1893

   America the Beautiful

   After seeing the view from Pikes Peak, teacher Katharine Lee Bates wrote the poem that became "America the Beautiful".

   Wikipedia: America the BeautifulWikipedia: Katharine Lee Bates

   Photo: Tokeamour / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3. 

   1933

   Around the world alone

   Wiley Post landed in New York, the first person to fly solo around the world, in under eight days.

   Wikipedia: Wiley Post

   Photo: Underwood & Underwood / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   1990

   LeMond's third Tour

   Greg LeMond won his third Tour de France, three years after nearly dying in a hunting accident.

   Wikipedia: Greg LeMond

   Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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