CoM Moderators Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1906 - Cuba's 1st president Tomés Estrada Palma asks for US intervention1921 - Austria and the US formally end war; the US does the same with Germany on the 25th, and Hungary on the 29th1926 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan 4-6, 6-4, 9-7 for her 8th and final US singles title1943 - 50th day of Battle of Kursk, USSR: Largest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany; over 10,000 tanks take part, nearly 250,,000 combatants killed1946 - "The Big Sleep" directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Bogart (Philip Marlowe) and Lauren Bacall, premieres1975 - Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway1982 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR1993 - Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back HRs twice in same game2004 - Outstanding British athlete Kelly Holmes wins 1st leg of her 800/1,500m double at the Athens Olympics taking the gold medal in 1:56.382005 - Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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