AUGUST 22
1851:The schooner America beats 14 British ships in a sailing
regatta around England's Isle of Wight, winning what is now known as the
America's Cup, the oldest continually contested sporting trophy and the
highest honor in international sailing competition.
1485: The Wars of the Roses end with the death of the last
Plantagenet king of England, Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth
Field. Henry Tudor, the earl of Richmond, becomes king on the same day,
beginning the reign of the Tudor dynasty.
1962: French President Charles de Gaulle survives an
assassination attempt by members of the OAS, a group angered by the
independence of Algeria from France. De Gaulle credits the 1958 Citroën
DS 19 in which he was riding with saving his life, as the car could
still drive at full speed even after its tires were punctured by the
attackers' bullets.
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