August 22
Today is the 234th day of 2015, 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).
1776 - King George III of Great Britain proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1846 - The United States annexed New Mexico.
1902 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile in public.
1910 - Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate.
1920 - Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois.
1956 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon were nominated for second terms by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1972 - President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term at 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.
2003 - Alabama's 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
29 - Adrian Neville (professional wrestler)
30 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
30 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
42 - Kristen Wiig (actress)
44 - Richard Armitage (actor)
45 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
48 - Ty Burrell (actor)
52 - Tori Amos (singer)
55 - Collin Raye (country singer)
68 - Cindy Williams (actress)
76 - Valerie Harper (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the coast of England to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup.
1947 - For the first time, a college all-star team beat an NFL team as the college all-stars defeated the Chicago Bears 16-0.
1959 - Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds hits three consecutive home runs.
1984 - Evelyn Ashford of the United States ties the world record in the women's 100 meter dash with a time of 10.76 seconds.
1984 - New York Mets rookie pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the 11th rookie in baseball history to strikeout 200 batters in a season.
1989 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th career batter.
2003 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals went 0-for-5 at the plate to end a 30-game hitting streak.
2007 - The Texas Rangers score 30 runs in one game, setting the modern (post 1900) major league record for most runs by one team in a single game, in a 30-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
2008 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins his third gold medal and sets his third world record at the Olympic Games in Beijing, leading his country's 4x100 meter relay team to a first-place finish in a record time of 37.10 seconds.
Today is the 234th day of 2015, 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).
1776 - King George III of Great Britain proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.
1846 - The United States annexed New Mexico.
1902 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile in public.
1910 - Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate.
1920 - Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois.
1956 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon were nominated for second terms by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
1972 - President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term at 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.
2003 - Alabama's 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
29 - Adrian Neville (professional wrestler)
30 - Jey Uso (professional wrestler)
30 - Jimmy Uso (professional wrestler)
42 - Kristen Wiig (actress)
44 - Richard Armitage (actor)
45 - Giada De Laurentiis (chef)
48 - Ty Burrell (actor)
52 - Tori Amos (singer)
55 - Collin Raye (country singer)
68 - Cindy Williams (actress)
76 - Valerie Harper (actress)
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Today in Sports History - August 22
1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the coast of England to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup.
1947 - For the first time, a college all-star team beat an NFL team as the college all-stars defeated the Chicago Bears 16-0.
1959 - Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds hits three consecutive home runs.
1984 - Evelyn Ashford of the United States ties the world record in the women's 100 meter dash with a time of 10.76 seconds.
1984 - New York Mets rookie pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the 11th rookie in baseball history to strikeout 200 batters in a season.
1989 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th career batter.
2003 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals went 0-for-5 at the plate to end a 30-game hitting streak.
2007 - The Texas Rangers score 30 runs in one game, setting the modern (post 1900) major league record for most runs by one team in a single game, in a 30-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
2008 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins his third gold medal and sets his third world record at the Olympic Games in Beijing, leading his country's 4x100 meter relay team to a first-place finish in a record time of 37.10 seconds.
