π August 22 Β· Battle of Bosworth Field, Quebec expedition (1711), 1851 America's Cup, 1985β¦
August 22 in history: β’ 1485 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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.