12 History Lessons + 4 Births & 7 Deaths for August 22, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field ends the Wars of the Roses; King Richard III is killed and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.
- 1642 – King Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham, marking the start of the English Civil War.
- 1770 – James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
- 1849 – The first air raid in history occurs as Austria launches unmanned hot air balloons carrying bombs over Venice.
- 1851 – The first America’s Cup yacht race is held; the New York Yacht Club’s America wins.
- 1902 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to ride in an automobile in public.
- 1922 – Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary leader, is assassinated in an ambush during the Irish Civil War.
- 1950 – Althea Gibson becomes the first Black player in U.S. national tennis championship history.
- 1989 – Nolan Ryan records his 5,000th career strikeout, the first MLB pitcher to reach the milestone.
- 1992 – Hurricane Andrew forms in the Atlantic; it would go on to devastate parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
- 2004 – Versions of The Scream and Madonna by Edvard Munch are stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo.
- 2021 – U.S. forces begin final withdrawal from Kabul airport amid chaotic evacuation after Taliban takeover.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1963 – Tori Amos, singer-songwriter and pianist (Cornflake Girl) (62)
- 1973 – Kristen Wiig, comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, SNL) (52)
- 1983 – Dua Lipa, British pop singer and Grammy winner (42)
- 1985 – Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor (Westworld, 300) (40)
Today’s Deaths:
- 1350 – Philip VI, King of France (Age 57)
- 1485 – Richard III, King of England, killed at the Battle of Bosworth (Age 32)
- 1922 – Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary and leader of the Free State (Age 31)
- 1980 – Tex Avery, animator and creator of characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (Age 72)
- 1989 – Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, fatally shot in Oakland (Age 47)
- 2005 – Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer (Age 71)
- 2023 – Terry Funk, legendary professional wrestler and actor (Age 79)
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