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This Day In History: August 22nd

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1572
Earl of Northumberland was executed for treason in York, England.
1582
King James VI was captured in the Ruthven raid while he was hunting. He was held captive until June of 1583.
1995
Congressman Mel Reynolds of Illinois was convicted in Chicago of criminal sexual assault, sexual abuse, child pornography and obstruction of justice for having sex with a former campaign worker who had been underage at the time.
1998
Mark David Chapman said that he did not want any of the money that would be made from the sale of the signed "Double Fantasy" album that John Lennon signed for him the same day he was killed. Chapman was currently serving sentence for the December 8, 1980 murder.
Defence
 
 
Disasters
1985
55 people were killed in a fire aboard a British Airtours charter jet on a runway in England.
2000
It was announced that all 118 crewmembers aboard the Kursk submarine were dead. The Russian vessel had sunk on August 4.
Discovery
 
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1932
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first TV broadcast in England.
1998
"The Howard Stern Radio Show" premiered on CBS to about 70% of the U.S.
Heads of State
1485
The War of the Roses ended with the death of England's King Richard III. He was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field. His successor was Henry V II.
1902
In Hartford, CT, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president of the United States to ride in an automobile.
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
1906
The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200.
1984
The last Volkswagen Rabbit rolled off the assembly line in New Stanton, PA.
Law
1990
U.S. President H.W. Bush signed an order for calling reservists to aid in the build up of troops in the Persian Gulf.
1996
U.S. President Clinton signed legislation that ended guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanded work from recipients.
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1762
  Ann Franklin became the editor of the Mercury of Newport in Rhode Island. She was the first female editor of an American newspaper.
1938
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.
1959
Stephen Rockefeller married Anne Marie Rasmussen. Anne had once been a maid for the powerful and wealthy Rockefeller family.
1989
Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panthers, was shot to death in Oakland, CA. Tyrone Robinson was later convicted and sentenced to 32 years to life in prison for the killing.
1991
Mikhail S. Gorbachev returned to Moscow after the collapse of the hard-liners' coup. On the same day he purged the men that had tried to oust him.
Politics
1567
The "Council of Blood" was established by the Duke of Alba. This was the beginning of his reign of terror in the Netherlands.
1770
Australia was claimed under the British crown when Captain James Cook landed there.
1775
The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England's King George III.
1972
Due to its racial policies, Rhodesia was asked to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games.
1973
Henry Kissinger was named Secretary of State by U.S. President Nixon. Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year.
1990
The U.S. State Department announced that the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait would not be closed under President Saddam Hussein's demand.
1990
Angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage.
1991
It was announced by Yugoslavia that a truce ordered on August 7th with Croatia had collapsed.
1992
In Rostock, Germany, neo-Nazi violence broke out against foreigners.
Publishing
 
 
Religion
1968
Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to Latin America.
 
Science
   
 
Sport
1851
The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
1950
Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.
1951
75,052 people watched the Harlem Globetrotters perform. It was the largest crowd to see a basketball game.
1989
Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5000 batters. (MLB)
Technology
1865
A patent for liquid soap was received by William Sheppard.
 
The Arts
2004
In Oslo, Norway, a version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and his work "Madonna" were stolen from the Munch Museum. This version of "The Scream," one of four different versions, was a tempera painting on board.
1911
It was announced that Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" had been stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting reappeared two years later in Italy.
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
 
 
Transport
 
 
War
1642
The English Civil War began when Charles I called Parliament and its soldiers traitors.
1846
The U.S. annexed New Mexico.
1910
Japan formally annexed Korea.
1941
Nazi troops reached the outskirts of Leningrad during World War II.
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