July 22, 1756
The “The Friendly Association for gaining and preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures.” was founded in Philadelphia. It was comprised primarily of Quakers who wished to pursue peaceful coexistence between the native peoples and the European immigrants to Pennsylvania.
July 22, 1987
President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act which provided emergency relief provisions for shelter, food, mobile health care and transitional housing.
July 22, 1992
Following bombings in Palermo, Sicily in 1992, which killed two judges and many others, seven women began a fast; by the end of the month, they numbered 30 women. They took three-day shifts during which they stayed in Piazza Castelnuovo, the main square in Palermo, for the entirety of their shift. The Mafia threatened to place a bomb in the square if they didn’t end their hunger strike.
