Historical Events for 15th August 2022

1308 – Knights of St John conquer Rhodes
1540 – Arequipa is founded in Peru
1914 – The first large public gathering of Boers in South Africa who do not want to support Britain in a war against Germany; British authorities will try to repress this movement, but discontent spreads
1936 – Americans make a clean sweep of the 3m diving medals via Marjorie Gestring, Katherine Rawls and Dorothy Poynton-Hill at the Berlin Olympics
1945 – Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually
1965 – Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues
1994 – South African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning
1995 – Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA
1997 – L.A. Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda’s #2
2010 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Whistling Straits GC: Martin Kaymer of Germany wins his first major title by 1 stroke in 3-hole aggregate playoff with Bubba Watson

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