July 22
1793- Alexander MacKenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, completeing the 1st continental crossing.
1861- U.S.Congress states that the Civil War is being fought to preserve the Union, not to end slavery.
1862- 1st draft of Emancipation Proclamation submitted to Cabinet by President Abraham Lincoln.
1905- A severe yellow fever epidemic begins in New Orleans, Louisiana, killing 400 people. The epidemic lasted into October, but was finally brought under control by US government antimosquito campaign.
1934- Gangster John Dillinger, Public Enemy No. 1, is shot and killed outside a movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, by the FBI.
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