August 22
Today is the 235th day of 2016, there are 131 days left in the year.
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 - Britain's King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1846 - The United States annexed New Mexico.
1902 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.
1904 - Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping was born in in Sichuan province.
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 at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1972 - President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term of office at the Republican National Convention in Miami.
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.
2003 - Alabama chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.
2005 - The last Jewish settlers left the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel's turbulent occupation.
Birthdays
26 - Randall Cobb (football player)
30 - Liane Valenzuela (odel)
31 - Lulu Antariksa (actress)
31 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
31 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
38 - James Corden (comedian)
41 - Rodrigo Santoro (actor)
43 - Kristen Wiig (actress)
45 - Richard Armitage (actor)
46 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
49 - Ty Burrell (actor)
53 - Tori Amos (singer)
57 - Mark Williams (actor)
69 - Cindy Williams (actress)
77 - Valerie Harper (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
1917 - Pittsburgh Pirates play fourth straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Brooklyn Dodgers.
1947 - A college football all-star team defeated the Chicago Bears 16-0 in an exhibition game.
1951 - The Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany before a crowd of 75,052.
1959 - Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds hits three consecutive home runs.
1984 - Evelyn Ashford of the United States ties the world record for the women's 100 meter dash with a time of 10.76 seconds.
1984 - New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters.
1989 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter.
2003 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals goes 0-for-5 at the plate to end a 30-game hitting streak.
2007 - The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, setting the modern-day major league record for most runs in a single game.
2008 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica captures his third gold medal while helping set a new world record in the 4x100 meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games with a time of 37.10 seconds.
Today is the 235th day of 2016, there are 131 days left in the year.
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 - Britain's King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1846 - The United States annexed New Mexico.
1902 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.
1904 - Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping was born in in Sichuan province.
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 at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1972 - President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term of office at the Republican National Convention in Miami.
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.
2003 - Alabama chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.
2005 - The last Jewish settlers left the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel's turbulent occupation.
Birthdays
26 - Randall Cobb (football player)
30 - Liane Valenzuela (odel)
31 - Lulu Antariksa (actress)
31 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
31 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
38 - James Corden (comedian)
41 - Rodrigo Santoro (actor)
43 - Kristen Wiig (actress)
45 - Richard Armitage (actor)
46 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
49 - Ty Burrell (actor)
53 - Tori Amos (singer)
57 - Mark Williams (actor)
69 - Cindy Williams (actress)
77 - Valerie Harper (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
1917 - Pittsburgh Pirates play fourth straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Brooklyn Dodgers.
1947 - A college football all-star team defeated the Chicago Bears 16-0 in an exhibition game.
1951 - The Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany before a crowd of 75,052.
1959 - Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds hits three consecutive home runs.
1984 - Evelyn Ashford of the United States ties the world record for the women's 100 meter dash with a time of 10.76 seconds.
1984 - New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters.
1989 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter.
2003 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals goes 0-for-5 at the plate to end a 30-game hitting streak.
2007 - The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, setting the modern-day major league record for most runs in a single game.
2008 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica captures his third gold medal while helping set a new world record in the 4x100 meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games with a time of 37.10 seconds.
