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Anniversary on the 22nd of August 0617

Anniversary

Date	Type		Text
100 years anniversary
22 Aug 1925	history	WW2	Rawalpindi was launched.	0
75 years anniversary
22 Aug 1950	birth		Teresa Davis: Rocker	0
22 Aug 1950	event		Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)	0
22 Aug 1950	event		Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in National tennis competition	0
22 Aug 1950	event		Rotterdam harbor strike end	0
22 Aug 1950	event		Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in natl tennis competition	0
22 Aug 1950	science		Nuclear reactor In 1950, the pile achieved criticality in the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor (BGRR), the world's first nuclear reactor dedicated to the peaceful applications of atomic energy. It was patterned after a successful reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The improved reactor design of the BGRR added facilities to accommodate research in medicine, biology, chemistry, physics and nuclear engineering. The reactor pile consisted of a 700-ton, 25-foot cube of graphite fueled by uranium, enclosed in a steel-lined, high-density, five-foot-thick concrete shield. A total of 1,369 fuel channels were available with roughly half in use at any given time. Reactor power was controlled by insertion and removal of boron steel control rods.	0
22 Aug 1950	science		death Kirk Bryan Died 22 Aug 1950 at age 62 (born 22 Jul 1888). American geologist and geomorphologist who pioneered in explaining the forces that molded the present landforms of arid climates. Through his studies in hydrology, Bryan became an authority on the geology of water conservation and dam sites, and on several occasions served as consultant to the Mexican government on the construction of dams and reservoirs for reclamation projects. In 1923-25, Bryan served as geologist on archaeological expeditions in the Chaco Canyon area of New Mexico where he applied geological research as an aid to archaeological and anthropological investigation. His correlations of alluviums, cave deposits bearing artifacts, moraines, and till helped establish the antiquity of man in North America.	0
50 years anniversary
22 Aug 1975	birth		Charles C Smith: NBA guard (Miami Heat)	0
22 Aug 1975	birth		Mbali Gasa: Miss South Africa Universe (1997)	0
22 Aug 1975	birth		Robert Enes: Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics - 1996)	0
22 Aug 1975	event		Assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford	0
22 Aug 1975	event		McNichols Sports Arena in Denver opens	0
20 years anniversary
22 Aug 2005	music		50 Cent was suing a US car dealer for allegedly using his name in an advert without permission. Describing himself in the legal action as a "hugely successful" artist "known for his good looks, 'gangsta' image and hard knocks success story". The rapper was seeking more than $1m (£555,150) from Gary Barbera Enterprises for a Dodge Magnum advert with the line "Just Like 50 Says" alongside a photo of him.	0

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