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August 22

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

Henri Cartier-Bresson

French photographer

FEATURED EVENT

1485

Wars of the Roses ended in England

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2004:The Scream (1893), a painting by Edvard Munch, was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway; it was recovered two years later. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about artists and painters.]

1989:In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out Rickey Henderson to become the first MLB pitcher to register 5,000 strikeouts; he ended his career with a record-setting 5,714. [How much do you know about baseball?]

1978:Rebel Sandinistas occupied the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, holding more than 1,000 hostages for two days, in opposition to the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. [Test your knowledge of Latin American history.]

1973:U.S. President Richard M. Nixon named Henry A. Kissinger secretary of state. [Take our famous people in history quiz.]

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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1978

James Corden

British comic actor, writer, and television personality

1904

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese leader

1920

Ray Bradbury

American writer

1862

Claude Debussy

French composer

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