On This Day for August 22 - Wars of the Roses ended in England, Henri Cartier-Bresson is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 22 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Henri Cartier-Bresson READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1485 Wars of the Roses ended in England READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2004: The Scream (1893), a painting by Edvard Munch, was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway; it was recovered two years later. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about artists and painters.] 1989: In a game against the Oakland Athletics, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out Rickey Henderson to become the first MLB pitcher to register 5,000 strikeouts; he ended his career with a record-setting 5,714. [ How much do you know about baseball?] 1978: Rebel Sandinistas occupied the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, holding more than 1,000 hostages for two days, in opposition to the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. [ Test your knowledge of Latin American history.] 1973: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon named Henry Kissinger secretary of state. 1904: Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping , who abandoned many orthodox communist doctrines and attempted to incorporate elements of the free enterprise system into the Chinese economy, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about China.] 1893: American short-story writer and poet Dorothy Parker, who was especially known for her wit, was born. [Take our quiz about famous authors.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1978 James Corden British comic actor, writer, and television personality 1904 Deng Xiaoping Chinese leader 1920 Ray Bradbury American writer 1862 Claude Debussy French composer 1941 Bill Parcells American football coach and executive 1934 Norman Schwarzkopf United States general SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help