I went back and figured out the release date for Python 2.2a1.

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index af4d43a9e767a9f8c4db0d975b6112d92efaf4a8..aa0ab81607f69522fbe6afc48e18b8f34ae9fb7a 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ Windows
 
 
 What's New in Python 2.2a1?
+Release date: 18-Jul-2001
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 Core