Today is Saturday, August 22, the 234th day of 2009. There are 131 days left in the year.
565 _ St. Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness
1762 _ First female (Ann Franklin) U.S. newspaper editor, Newport, R.I., Mercury
1846 _ U.S. annexes New Mexico
1864 _ Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations
1911 _ Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre
1987 _ Madonna's ``Who's "That Girl," single goes No. 1
1988 _ Australia unveils first platinum coin (Koala)
1989 _ First complete ring around Neptune discovered
1989 _ Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter
1990 _ President Bush calls up military reserves