Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, became increasingly isolated from international sport during the 1960s and…
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22 August 1846
The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. The Second Federal Republic of Mexico refers to the period between 1846 and 1863, following the collapse…
22 August 1953
The penal colony on Devil’s Island is permanently closed. Devil’s Island, part of the Îles du Salut (Salvation Islands) off the coast of French Guiana…
22 August 1992
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. Lon Horiuchi is a former…
22 August 2004
Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
22 August 1851
The first America’s Cup is won by the yacht America. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Cup’]
22 August 1851
The first America’s Cup is won by the yacht America. On August 22, 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America bests a fleet of Britain’s finest ships…
22 August 1972
Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee for its racist policies. The International’ Olympic Committee withdrew its invitation to Rhodesia to compete in the…