Today in History: August 23

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 23, the 236th day of 2016. There are 130 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 23, 1926, legendary silent film star Rudolph Valentino died in New York at age 31.
On this date:
In 1305, Scottish rebel leader Sir William Wallace was executed by the English for treason.
In 1775, Britain’s King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in a state of “open and avowed rebellion.”
In 1858, “Ten Nights in a Bar-room,&rdq