What Happened on Aug 22

Battle Of Staten Island

The Battle of Staten Island occurred during the American Revolutionary War on August 22, 1777. The encounter was a raid by troops from American... Read more

Haitian Revolution Begins with Uprising by Slaves of Saint-Domingue

Guillaume Raynal attacked slavery in the 1780 edition of his history of European colonization. He also predicted a general slave revolt in the... Read more

French Constitution of 1795

The Constitution of 22 August 1795 (also known as the Constitution of the Year III, or the Constitution of 5 Fructidor) was a national constitution... Read more

Ulysses S. Grant Gets Married

On August 22, 1848, Grant married Julia Boggs Dent (1826–1902), the daughter of a slave owner. Together, they had four children: Frederick Dent... Read more

First Battle of Rappahannock Station

The First Battle of Rappahannock Station, also known as Waterloo Bridge, White Sulphur Springs, Lee Springs, or Freeman's Ford, took place from... Read more

Mohandes Gandhi Founds the Natal Indian Congress

Gandhi realized that what the India urgently needed was a permanent organization to look after their interests. Out of deference to Dadabhai... Read more

Battle of Charleroi

The French army of Gen. Lanrezac, on the day following the battle of Neufchateau, met with defeat, because that general had failed to carry out his... Read more

The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) Is Formed

On August 22, 1966, the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), later renamed the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), was formed. The... Read more

Yes release Drama

Drama is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock group Yes. It is unique for being the first Yes album release without vocalist Jon... Read more

Nintendo Releases The Legend of Zelda for the NES in North America

The Legend of Zelda, known in Japan as The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda (THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説, Za Hairaru Fantajī Zeruda no Densetsu)... Read more

MST3K Ep. 410 - "Hercules Against the Moon Men"

Hercules battles a cult of Moon Men who live in a mountain and are trying to bring their queen back to life. Notable for a scene the Mads describe... Read more

...And Out Come the Wolves is Released

…And Out Come the Wolves is an album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released in August 1995. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made... Read more

Alcântara VLS Accident

On August 22, 2003, at 13:30 (local time) an explosion destroyed a Brazilian Space Agency VLS-1 (VLS-1 V03) rocket as it stood on its launch pad at... Read more

Entourage Season 1 Episode 6: Busey and the Beach

Ari's former assistant Josh, now a competing agent, woos Vince and the boys at a wild Malibu beach party. Drama ponders an alternate career in the... Read more

Pulkovo Aviation Flight 612 Crash

A Russian airliner that crashed in eastern Ukraine yesterday killing all 170 passengers and crew on board was probably struck by lightning as it... Read more

Barack Obama annouces Joe Biden as vice-president running mate

Since shortly following Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Obama had been privately telling Biden that he was interested in finding an... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4

TORONTO - His next start won't be against the Blue Jays. Thank goodness. "I'm looking forward to facing somebody other than Joe Inglett leading... Read more

"Change" Is Released

"Change" is a single by country pop artist Taylor Swift. It was released to iTunes on August 8, 2008, as part of the compilation album "AT&T TEAM... Read more

New York Yankees defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-4

A recap of the Orioles' 9-4 loss to the Yankees last night: Liz returns, leaves early Radhames Liz made his return to the big leagues, but it... Read more

The Jonas Brothers Donate Outfits To The Ohio's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

The Jonas Brothers visited downtown Cleveland, Ohio's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before their sold-out concert on the evening of August 22, 2008,... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 14-1

Before yesterday’s game, as Terry Francona discussed his upcoming rotation, he asked for patience. Patience from Brad Penny, and patience from the... Read more

Chicago White Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-1

CHICAGO - - It is impossible to know how Orioles rookie starter David Hernandez would have reacted had he had a lead to protect after the top of... Read more

Minnesota Twins defeat Kansas City Royals, 8-7

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Twins' cleanup hitter was back in the Twin Cities. Their closer, although he wanted to pitch, was on lockdown. And rookie... Read more

Warped Tour 2009 - San Diego, CA

Warped Tour 2009 is the 15th installment of the annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes is again the tour's primary sponsor. Tour... Read more

Atlanta Braves defeat Chicago Cubs, 16-5

One of their worst games in a season filled with bad ones wasn't what the Cubs wanted to give their departing manager. ''I don't know if I've... Read more