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On this day: August 22

Published On: Aug 20 2012 06:42:29 PM EDT   Updated On: Aug 22 2012 02:00:00 AM EDT

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.

OTD August 22 - Loch Ness
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AD 565: St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland, which believers often point to as the first sighting of the Loch Ness Monster.

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