On this day: August 22
POSTED: 03:42 PM PDT Aug 20, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 21, 2012
Teddy Roosevelt goes for a historic ride, tennis player Althea Gibson breaks racial barriers, The Supremes hit No. 1 for the first time and Nolan Ryan notches his 5,000 career strikeout, all on this day.
Library of Congress
1962: The French paramilitary group OAS unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle in Petit-Clamart, France. As de Gaulle's official limousine sped through the town it was met by submachine-gun fire. De Gaulle and his entourage, which included his wife, survive the attempt without any casualties or serious injuries.
