Event:
The Washington, D.C. zoo is holding a Chinese first-birthday ceremony for celebrity giant panda baby Bao Bao; the cub will be sent to China when she turns 4
More Notable Events on August 22:
1984 Last Volkswagen Rabbit produced
1975 Assassination attempt on president Gerald Ford
1945 Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup
1926 Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa
1864 International Red Cross forms
