| 1. | 565 | St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. | Messer Chups | Loch Ness Surfing | Heretic Channel |
| 2. | 1848 | The United States annexes New Mexico. | Casiotone for the Painfully Alone | Lonesome New Mexico Nights | Advance Base Batterly Life |
| 3. | 1849 | The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice. | The Go! Team | Air Raid GTR | Thunder, Lightning, Strike |
| 4. | 1864 | Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. The Red Cross is formed. | Depression | Geneva Convention | Depression |
| 5. | 1901 | Cadillac Motor Company is founded. | The Kinks | Cadillac | BBC Sessions 1964 – 1969 |
| 6. | 1902 | Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile. | Chuck Berry | No Particular Place to Go | St. Louis to Liverpool |
| 7. | 1952 | The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed. | Megadeth | Devil's Island | Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? |
| 8. | 1989 | The first ring of Neptune is discovered. | M. Ward | Neptune's Net | Post-War |
(Historical facts about August 22 are from Wikipedia)
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