August 22nd, 2008

Today in History

1485:
The Battle of Bosworth Field decisively ends the Wars of the Roses

1972:
Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies

2004:
The Scream, the painting by Edvard Munch, is stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.

1851:
The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

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.