History for August 22

History for August 22 - On-This-Day.com:
Samuel Langley 1834, Claude Debussy 1862, Leni Riefenstahl 1902 


John Lee Hooker 1917, Ray Bradbury 1920, Dr. Denton Cooley 1920 


H. Norman Schwarzkopf 1934 - United States General, Valerie Harper 1940, Cindy Williams 1947 - Actress ("Laverne and Shirley") 


1775 - The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England's King George III. 


1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup. 


1865 - A patent for liquid soap was issued to William Sheppard. 


1906 - The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200. 


1910 - Japan formally annexed Korea. 


1941 - Nazi troops reached the outskirts of Leningrad during World War II. 


1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition. 


1973 - Henry Kissinger was named Secretary of State by U.S. President Nixon. Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year. 


1996 - U.S. President Clinton signed legislation that ended guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanded work from recipients.