August 22nd
Today in America's Present Past
1762 | Civil Rights: The first known female (Ann Franklin) U.S. newspaper editor, starts at the Newport, Rhode Island, Mercury.
1779 | Author James Kirke Paulding was born.
1834 | Astronomer and aviator Samuel Pierpont Langley was born.
1836 | Artist Archibald M Willard was born.
1839 | Abolitionist Benjamin Lundy died.
1848 | POTUS: President Ulysses Grant wed Julia Dent.
1862 | Civil War: The Battle of Catlett's Station, Virginia.
1862 | Indian Wars: Santee Sioux attack Fort Ridgely, Minnesota.
1864 | POTUS: Republican President Lincoln, while riding near the White House alone, had his hat shot off by a would-be assassin.
1865 | William Sheppard was issued the first patent for liquid soap.
1877 | Indian Wars: 800 Nez Perce fleeing the U.S. army, retreat into Yellowstone National Park.
1893 | Poet Dorothy Parker was born.
1896 | Geologist and explorer Laurence McKinley Gould was born in Lacota, Michigan.
1900 | Civil Rights: Akron Riots start.
1901 | The Cadillac Motor Company was founded in Detroit, Michigan.
1902 | POTUS: Republican President Roosevelt became the first President to ride in an automobile.
1904 | Author Kate O'Flaherty Chopin died.
1909 | Writer Julius J. Epstein was born.
1920 | Author Ray Bradbury was born.
1921 | J. Edgar Hoover appointed Assistant Director of the Bureau of Investigation.
1934 | General Norman Schwarzkopf was born.
1935 | Author Annie Proulx was born.
1950 | Civil Rights: Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in a U.S. national tennis competition.
1962 | Musician James DeBarge was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1963 | Musician Tori Amos was born.
1968 | Editor and journalist Rich Lowry was born.
1971 Vietnam War: The Department of Justice announces the arrest of 20 of the “Camden 28,” a religious anti-war group disrupting the draft.
1973 | Actress Kristen Wiig was born.
1986 | Film: “Stand By Me” debuted.
1989 | Black Panther Huey P. Newton died.