History for August 22

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Samuel Langley 1834, Leni Riefenstahl 1902, Deng Xiaoping 1904


Ray Bradbury 1920, Dr. Denton Cooley 1920, H. Norman Schwarzkopf 1934 - United States General


1642 - The English Civil War began when Charles I called Parliament and its soldiers traitors.


1770 - Australia was claimed under the British crown when Captain James Cook landed there.


1775 - The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England's King George III.


1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.


1865 - A patent for liquid soap was issued to William Sheppard.


1902 - In Hartford, CT, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president of the United States to ride in an automobile.


1906 - The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200.


1910 - Japan formally annexed Korea.