Today is Wednesday, August 22, the 233rd day of 2007. There are 132 days left in the year.
565 _ St. Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness
1791 _ The Haitian Revolution begins
1846 _ The U.S. annexes New Mexico
1864 _ The Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations
1902 _ U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt became the first U.S. chief executive to ride in a car
1910 _ Japan annexes Korea
1911 _ Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre
1968 _ The papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)
1986 _ NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics
1988 _ Australia unveils the first platinum coin (Koala)
1989 _ The first complete ring around Neptune discovered
1989 _ Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter
1990 _ U.S. President Bush calls up military reserves