J’Accuse

All of these questions are related to today, August 22nd.

J’Accuse.
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One

On 22 August 1953, the maximum-security penal colony on Devil’s Island, which had operated for 100 years, was permanently closed. The subject of the front page article from L’Aurore (13 January 1898) was imprisoned on Devil’s Island. Who was the subject of Émile Zola’s J’Accuse and in which country is Devil’s Island located?

Two

On this date in 2004, a painting was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. What painting?

Three

On 22 August, a U.S. President named Henry A. Kissinger as Secretary of State. Which president?

Four

In 1851, the yacht America (US) won what is considered the first America’s Cup. Around which island did the race take place?

Five

A battle on 22 August 1485 was the last significant battle of England’s Wars of the Roses. What was the battle, and what king died during it?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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