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