Portal:Transport/Selected anniversaries/August 22
- 1780 – James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
- 1849 – First air raid in history. Austria launched pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice.
- 1905 – The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway is incorporated.
- 1935 – Diesel locomotives begin to replace steam locomotives on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's long-distance passenger trains.
- 1962 – The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship, completes its maiden voyage.
- 2003 – Sound Transit connects to Tacoma, Washington, United States.