August 22
1485 - England's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses.
1642 - The English Civil War began between supporters of King Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and those of Oliver Cromwell (Roundheads).
1775 - King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1846 - The United States annexed New Mexico.
1902 - Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile.
1910 - Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate.
1956 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon were nominated for second terms by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1968 - Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.
1972 - President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term of office by the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.
1986 - Kerr-McGee Corp. agreed to pay the estate of Karen Silkwood $1.38 million, settling a 10-year-old nuclear contamination lawsuit.
1989 - Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, California.
1992 - On the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver.
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.
2003 - Alabama's chief justice Roy Moore was suspended for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse.
2004 - A version of Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was stolen in Norway. Another version had been stolen in 1994.
2005 - The last Jewish settlers left the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel's turbulent occupation.
2007 - A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days.
2016 - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, appearing on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” pushed back against charges that she was physically unfit for the White House, saying the accusations were part of a “wacky strategy” by GOP rival Donald Trump and an “alternative reality” that was not focused on the kinds of issues that were most important to voters.
2020 - Dueling demonstrations in Portland, Oregon by right-wing and left-wing protesters turned violent; federal authorities forced demonstrators away from a plaza near a federal building.
Birthdays
29 - Ari Stidham (actor)
33 - Laura Dreyfuss (actress)
35 - Pac (professional wrestler)
36 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
36 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
41 - Aya Sumika (actress)
42 - Brandon Adams (actor)
43 - James Corden (TV host)
47 - Jenna Leigh Green (actress)
48 - Kristen Wiig (actress/comedian)
50 - Rick Yune (actor)
50 - Melinda Page Hamilton (actress)
51 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
54 - Ty Burrell (actor)
54 - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (actor)
55 - Brooke Dillman (actress)
58 - Mila Mason (country singer)
58 - Tori Amos (singer)
61 - Regina Taylor (actress)
65 - Paul Molitor (baseball player)
72 - Diana Nyad (swimmer)
74 - Cindy Williams (actress)
76 - Steve Kroft (journalist)
80 - Bill Parcells (football coach)
82 - Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)
86 - Morton Dean (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The U.S. yacht America outraced the British Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as America's Cup.
1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.
1959 - The American Football League is officially named at a meeting in Dallas. Charter members include Dallas, New York, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
1972 - Due to its racial policies, Rhodesia was asked to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games.
1989 - Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
2003 - Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) went 0-5 to end a 30-game hitting streak.
2007 - The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a MLB team in modern history.
1485 - England's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses.
1642 - The English Civil War began between supporters of King Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and those of Oliver Cromwell (Roundheads).
1775 - King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1846 - The United States annexed New Mexico.
1902 - Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile.
1910 - Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate.
1956 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon were nominated for second terms by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1968 - Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.
1972 - President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term of office by the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.
1986 - Kerr-McGee Corp. agreed to pay the estate of Karen Silkwood $1.38 million, settling a 10-year-old nuclear contamination lawsuit.
1989 - Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, California.
1992 - On the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver.
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.
2003 - Alabama's chief justice Roy Moore was suspended for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse.
2004 - A version of Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was stolen in Norway. Another version had been stolen in 1994.
2005 - The last Jewish settlers left the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel's turbulent occupation.
2007 - A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days.
2016 - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, appearing on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” pushed back against charges that she was physically unfit for the White House, saying the accusations were part of a “wacky strategy” by GOP rival Donald Trump and an “alternative reality” that was not focused on the kinds of issues that were most important to voters.
2020 - Dueling demonstrations in Portland, Oregon by right-wing and left-wing protesters turned violent; federal authorities forced demonstrators away from a plaza near a federal building.
Birthdays
29 - Ari Stidham (actor)
33 - Laura Dreyfuss (actress)
35 - Pac (professional wrestler)
36 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
36 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
41 - Aya Sumika (actress)
42 - Brandon Adams (actor)
43 - James Corden (TV host)
47 - Jenna Leigh Green (actress)
48 - Kristen Wiig (actress/comedian)
50 - Rick Yune (actor)
50 - Melinda Page Hamilton (actress)
51 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
54 - Ty Burrell (actor)
54 - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (actor)
55 - Brooke Dillman (actress)
58 - Mila Mason (country singer)
58 - Tori Amos (singer)
61 - Regina Taylor (actress)
65 - Paul Molitor (baseball player)
72 - Diana Nyad (swimmer)
74 - Cindy Williams (actress)
76 - Steve Kroft (journalist)
80 - Bill Parcells (football coach)
82 - Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)
86 - Morton Dean (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The U.S. yacht America outraced the British Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as America's Cup.
1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.
1959 - The American Football League is officially named at a meeting in Dallas. Charter members include Dallas, New York, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
1972 - Due to its racial policies, Rhodesia was asked to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games.
1989 - Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
2003 - Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) went 0-5 to end a 30-game hitting streak.
2007 - The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a MLB team in modern history.
