August 22

1762 | Civil Rights: The first known female U.S. newspaper editor (Ann Franklin) starts at the Newport, Rhode Island, Mercury, following the death of her son James.

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: Ulysses Grant wed Julia Dent.

1851 | The American yacht America wins the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 100-Guinea Cup race around the Isle of Wight, establishing the America’s Cup.

1862 | Civil War: The Battle of Catlett’s Station, Virginia.

1862 | Indian Wars: Santee Sioux Indians 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 Car Company was founded (from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company) 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 was 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 announced 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.

1992 | The Ruby Ridge standoff begins in Boundary County, Idaho, leading to a fatal gunfight between federal agents and the Weaver family.

2003 | SCOTUS: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962–1993) and NFL running back (”Whizzer” White), Byron White died.