WHAT HAPPENED ON 22. AUGUST
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The United States annexes New Mexico. (22. August 1848)

The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice. (22. August 1849)

The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America. (22. August 1851)

12 nations sign the First Geneva Convention. (22. August 1864)

The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands. (22. August 1875)

Cadillac Motor Company is founded. (22. August 1902)

Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile. (22. August 1902)

Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II. (22. August 1910)

World War I: in Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war. (22. August 1914)

Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead during an Anti-Treaty ambush at Béal na Bláth, County Cork, during the Irish Civil War. (22. August 1922)

The BBC first experiments with television broadcasting. (See also Timeline of the BBC.) (22. August 1932)

Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes. (22. August 1934)

World War II: German troops reach Leningrad, leading to the siege of Leningrad. (22. August 1941)

World War II: Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy. (22. August 1942)

World War II: Romania is captured by the Soviet Union. (22. August 1944)

World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces (22. August 1944)

Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake (22. August 1949)

Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis. (22. August 1950)

The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. (22. August 1952)

Ida Siekmann died attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. (22. August 1961)