August 22
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.
1787 - Inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
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, and would remain under Japanese control through World War II.
1914 - During World War I, Austria-Hungary declared war on Belgium.
1922 - Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.
1968 - Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.
1972 - John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with Wojtowicz’s arrest and Naturile’s killing by the FBI, inspired the 1975 movie “Dog Day Afternoon.”
1989 - Black Panther co-fonder 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. (The sharpshooter later said he was targeting the couple’s friend Kevin Harris, and didn’t see Vicki Weaver.)
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.
2000 - Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $18 million to 24 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations it had used deceptive promotions in its sweepstakes mailings.
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 1994.
2007 - A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days.
2012 - Ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers attacked a university-backed report on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, calling it a “blundering and indefensible indictment.” (Spanier was later convicted of child endangerment for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Sandusky.)
2021 - The British military said at least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, as thousands continued to try to flee the country a week after the Taliban takeover. The Pentagon ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of Afghanistan.
Birthdays
27 - Dua Lipa (singer)
30 - Ari Stidham (actor)
32 - Adam Thielen (football player)
34 - Laura Dreyfuss (actress)
37 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
37 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
42 - Aya Sumika (actress)
43 - Brandon Adams (actor)
44 - James Corden (TV host)
48 - Jenna Leigh Green (actress)
49 - Kristen Wiig (actress/comedian)
49 - Howie Dorough (singer)
51 - Rick Yune (actor)
51 - Melinda Page Hamilton (actress)
52 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
55 - Ty Burrell (actor)
56 - Brooke Dillman (actress)
59 - James DeBarge (musiian)
59 - Mila Mason (singer)
59 - Tori Amos (singer)
61 - Debbi Peterson (musician)
62 - Regina Taylor (actress)
62 - Collin Raye (singer)
66 - Paul Molitor (baseball player)
73 - Diana Nyad (swimmer)
74 - David Marks (musician)
81 - Bill Parcells (football coach)
83 - Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)
87 - Morton Dean (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The U.S. yacht America outraced the British ship Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that would come to be known as the America's Cup.
1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.
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.
2001 - Brett Hull signed a 2 year deal for $9 million with the Detroit Redwings.
2021 - Miguel Cabrera became the 28th major league player to hit 500 home runs, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in 11 innings.
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.
1787 - Inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
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, and would remain under Japanese control through World War II.
1914 - During World War I, Austria-Hungary declared war on Belgium.
1922 - Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.
1968 - Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.
1972 - John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with Wojtowicz’s arrest and Naturile’s killing by the FBI, inspired the 1975 movie “Dog Day Afternoon.”
1989 - Black Panther co-fonder 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. (The sharpshooter later said he was targeting the couple’s friend Kevin Harris, and didn’t see Vicki Weaver.)
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.
2000 - Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $18 million to 24 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations it had used deceptive promotions in its sweepstakes mailings.
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 1994.
2007 - A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days.
2012 - Ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers attacked a university-backed report on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, calling it a “blundering and indefensible indictment.” (Spanier was later convicted of child endangerment for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Sandusky.)
2021 - The British military said at least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, as thousands continued to try to flee the country a week after the Taliban takeover. The Pentagon ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of Afghanistan.
Birthdays
27 - Dua Lipa (singer)
30 - Ari Stidham (actor)
32 - Adam Thielen (football player)
34 - Laura Dreyfuss (actress)
37 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
37 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
42 - Aya Sumika (actress)
43 - Brandon Adams (actor)
44 - James Corden (TV host)
48 - Jenna Leigh Green (actress)
49 - Kristen Wiig (actress/comedian)
49 - Howie Dorough (singer)
51 - Rick Yune (actor)
51 - Melinda Page Hamilton (actress)
52 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
55 - Ty Burrell (actor)
56 - Brooke Dillman (actress)
59 - James DeBarge (musiian)
59 - Mila Mason (singer)
59 - Tori Amos (singer)
61 - Debbi Peterson (musician)
62 - Regina Taylor (actress)
62 - Collin Raye (singer)
66 - Paul Molitor (baseball player)
73 - Diana Nyad (swimmer)
74 - David Marks (musician)
81 - Bill Parcells (football coach)
83 - Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)
87 - Morton Dean (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The U.S. yacht America outraced the British ship Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that would come to be known as the America's Cup.
1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.
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.
2001 - Brett Hull signed a 2 year deal for $9 million with the Detroit Redwings.
2021 - Miguel Cabrera became the 28th major league player to hit 500 home runs, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in 11 innings.
