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August 22 in History: In 1851, first America's Cup trophy
Today is Thursday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2024. There are 131 days left in the year. On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s Cup. In …