On this day: Henry Kissinger was named U.S. Secretary of State in 1973

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 22: 1910 – Korea was annexed by Japan after five years as a protectorate. 1922 – Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins was killed in an ambush by Irish opponents. He was one of the signatories of…

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