August 22nd, 2008

Today in History

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

1988:
The Australian koala, the first platinum coin, is issued

1950:
Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis

1864:
Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. The Red Cross is formed.

1798:
French troops land in County Mayo, Ireland to aid Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen's Irish Rebellion