Historical Events for 22nd August 2024

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1572 - Failed assassination on Gaspard de Coligny, a French nobleman and admiral, a Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion (killed 2 days later)
1914 - German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines, Belgium
1939 - Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion
1952 - The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
1954 - WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1971 - Approximately 130 non-Unionist councillors announce their withdrawal from participation on district councils across Northern Ireland in protest against Internment (allowing suspected terrorists to be indefinitely detained without trial)
1979 - 200 black leaders meet in NY to support Andrew Young
1980 - Leaders of Port Elizabeth's Black secondary school children in South Africa decided to end a four month boycott of classes
1993 - "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 25 performances
2018 - Forbes say George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever ($239m), due to sale of alcohol company, followed by Dwayne Johnson ($124m)

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