FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024

1904-Automobile tire chain patented

1914-Japan declares war on Germany in World War I

1944-Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)

1948-World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries

1950-West Germany & Japan readmitted to Int'l Amateur Athletic Federation

1960-World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)

1961-U.S. lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back

1966-Lunar Orbiter 1 takes first photograph of Earth from Moon

1968-Ringo quits the Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily

1973-Intelsat communications satellite launched

1979-Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC

1979-U.N.'s Vienna office opens

1988-Mike Tyson & Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem

1989-L.A. Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings