The United Press International Almanac for Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, marks the 234th day of the year. The day’s notable anniversaries include the assassination of Michael Collins in 1922, a founder of the Irish Republican Army and a key figure in Ireland’s independence movement.
On this date in history: In 1851, the American-built schooner America defeated Britain’s ships around England’s Isle of Wight in a race that became known as the America’s Cup. In 1881, Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the National Red Cross. In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived in Colombia, becoming the first pontiff to visit South America.
Other significant events remembered include Kerr-McGee Corp.’s agreement in 1986 to pay more than $1 million to the estate of Karen Silkwood after a decade-long legal battle concerning her exposure to radioactive materials. In 2004, two masked robbers stole Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” from Oslo’s Munch Museum; it was later recovered and returned to display.
Among notable birthdays listed are writer Dorothy Parker (1893), Baseball Hall of Fame member Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Bill Parcells (1941), swimmer Diana Nyad (1949), and musician Dua Lipa (1995).
A thought for the day is offered by Diana Nyad: “If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will.”
