Historical Events for 22nd August 2022

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August 22, 2022 in Today in History

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Posted August 22, 2022

1454 - Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus
1914 - 1st encounter between British and German troops (in Belgium)
1939 - Premier De Geer recalls Dutch holidaymakers in Black Forest
1946 - Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it
1966 - The Beatles arrive in New York
1978 - Sandinistas occupy National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua
1984 - Met pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes 11th rookie to strikeout 200
1988 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1992 - FBI HRT sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
2021 - Tropical storm Henri makes landfall near Westerly, Rhode Island