August 22 - The Day in History

August 22 : General Interest 1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour On this day in 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African-American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition... read more American Revolution 1776 : Redcoats land at Long Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/redcoats-land-at-long-island Automotive 1962 : Citroen helps De Gaulle survive assassination attempt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/citroen-helps-de-gaulle-survive-assassination-attempt Civil War 1862 : Lincoln replies to Horace Greeley http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-replies-to-horace-greeley Cold War 1968 : Czechs protest against Soviet invasion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/czechs-protest-against-soviet-invasion Crime 1933 : The Barker clan kills an officer in their fruitless robbery http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-barker-clan-kills-an-officer-in-their-fruitless-robbery Disaster 1992 : Hurricane Andrew pounds Bahamas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-andrew-pounds-bahamas General Interest 1485 : Battle of Bosworth Field http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-bosworth-field 1851 : U.S. wins first America's Cup http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-wins-first-americas-cup 1864 : International Red Cross founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-red-cross-founded 1922 : Michael Collins assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-collins-assassinatedt 1992 : Incident at Ruby Ridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/incident-at-ruby-ridge Hollywood 1938 : Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers grace Life cover http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fred-astaire-and-ginger-rogers-grace-life-cover Literary 1935 : Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. Annie Proulx is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-e-annie-proulx-is-born Music 1969 : Zager and Evans end a six-week run at #1 with their smash-hit "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zager-and-evans-end-a-six-week-run-at-1-with-their-smash-hit-quotin-the-year-2525-exordium--terminusquot Old West 1898 : Hired killer Jim Miller joins Texas Rangers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hired-killer-jim-miller-joins-texas-rangers Presidential 1848 : Ulysses S. Grant marries http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ulysses-s-grant-marries Sports 1989 : Nolan Ryan registers 5,000th strikeout http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nolan-ryan-registers-5000th-strikeout Vietnam War 1962 : Kennedy reports stalemate in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-reports-stalemate-in-vietnam 1967 : Graduated bombing policy condemned http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/graduated-bombing-policy-condemned 1968 : VC repudiates Johnson's peace overture http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vc-repudiates-johnsons-peace-overture 1972 : Demonstrators disrupt Republican National Convention in Miami Beach http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/demonstrators-disrupt-republican-national-convention-in-miami-beach World War I 1914 : Heavy casualties suffered in the Battles of the Frontiers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-casualties-suffered-in-the-battles-of-the-frontiers World War II 1944 : Romania captured by the Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/romania-captured-by-the-soviet-union

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