WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012

Today is Wednesday, August 22, the 235th day of 2012. There are 131 days in the world.

565 ― St. Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness

1485 ― Richard III slain at Bosworth Field; last of Plantagenets

1762 ― First female (Ann Franklin) U.S. newspaper editor, Newport, R.I., Mercury

1864 ― Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations

1910 ― Japan annexes Korea

1911 ― Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre

1950 ― Althea Gibson becomes first black competitor in national tennis competition

1968 ― Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultery

1989 ― First complete ring around Neptune discovered

1989 ― Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter