Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/August 22
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- August 22:
- 1848 - The United States annexes New Mexico.
- 1901 - Cadillac Motor Company founded.
- 1902 - Theodore Roosevelt became the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile.
- 1902 - The German Luger becomes the official German sidearm for both World Wars.
- 1911 - Theft of the Mona Lisa is discovered.
- 1989 - The first ring of Neptune is discovered.