August 22nd, 2005:

The last Jewish settlers leave the Gaza Strip.

That happens nearly 40 years after Israel captures the territory during the Six-Day War.

The Israeli withdrawal makes way for Palestinian control in Gaza.

1996:

In Washington, President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law...

The measure ends guaranteed cash payments to America's poor, and demands work from its recipients.

1989:

Huey Newton, co-founder of the 60s militant group the Black Panthers, is shot to death by a drug dealer in Oakland, California.

Newton, who struggled with drug addiction, was 47 years old.

1920:

Ray Bradbury, the science fiction author whose works include "Fahrenheit 451", is born in Waukegan, Illinois.

And, 1963:

Singer-songwriter Tori Amos is born in Newton, North Carolina.

Today in History, August 22nd,______,The Associated Press.