Human Saga

On July 22

No pivotal events are recorded on exactly July 22 in the Human Saga — here is the surrounding week in history.

This week in history (Jul 19 – Jul 25)

19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871; German Empire proclaimed 18 January 1871The Franco-Prussian War, German unification and the Paris CommuneMilitary & conflict

The Franco-Prussian War (July 1870 – May 1871) completed the unification of Germany and reshaped the European order.

20 July 1969 (mission 16–24 July 1969)Apollo 11 Moon landingScience, technology & invention

On 20 July 1969 the American Apollo 11 mission achieved the first crewed landing on the Moon.

On 19 and 20 July 1848 some three hundred people gathered at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, for the first women's rights convention in the United States.

24 July 1991India's economic liberalisation beginsEconomy & trade

Facing a severe balance-of-payments crisis in mid-1991, with foreign reserves sufficient for barely three weeks of imports and gold airlifted abroad to secure emergency loans, India launched sweeping economic reforms. Prime Minister P. V.

23 July 2025ICJ climate-obligations advisory opinionEnvironment & climate

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice in The Hague issued a landmark advisory opinion declaring that states have binding legal obligations under international law to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and protect the climate…

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