πŸ“… August 22 Β· Battle of Bosworth Field, Quebec expedition (1711), 1851 America's Cup, 1985…

Saturday, August 22, 2026 All day

August 22 in history: β€’ 1485 – At the Battle of Bosworth Field, Lancastrian forces under Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, defeated Yorkist forces under Richard III of England, decisively ending the Wars of the Roses. β†’ go there β€’ 1711 – Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River. β†’ go there β€’ 1851 – The yacht America won the race for the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns (trophy pictured), later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England. β†’ go there β€’ 1985 – A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation, and leading to changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective. β†’ go there β€’ 2003 – Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Supreme Court of Alabama building. β†’ go there Died 1553: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland Wiki link Born 1880: George Herriman Wiki link Died 1904: Kate Chopin Wiki link Born 1997: Lautaro MartΓ­nez Wiki link Pictured: America's Cup.

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πŸ“… August 22 Β· Battle of Bosworth Field, Quebec expedition (1711), 1851 America's Cup, 1985…