Historical Events for 8th August 2022

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1814 - Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium
1816 - Bavaria joins Holy Alliance
1864 - Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Gaines, Alabama
1868 - Earthquake destroys the city of Arica, Chile
1903 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Boston, MA: Laurence Doherty beats William Larned 6-3, 6-8, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-1 lead over US (ends 4-1)
1956 - WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins
1964 - "110 in the Shade" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 330 performances
1984 - Carl Lewis wins 3rd gold medal of the Los Angeles Olympics joining Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson in an American sweep of the 200m
1997 - Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
2018 - Australia's most populous state New South Wales declared 100% in drought

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