What happend on 22nd August

21.08
23.08
1910

Japan annexes Korea with the signing of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty. The name Korea was abolished and replaced with the ancient name Joseon.

1902

Theodore Roosevelt became the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile

1901

Cadillac Motor Company founded

1875

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

1864

Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. The Red Cross is formed.

1851

The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

1851

Gold is discovered in Australia

1846

The United States annexes New Mexico

1798

French troops land in County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion

1791

Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue