1/5 A worker installs rigging as inspection begins to check the Washington Monument for additional damage following the August 23, 2011, earthquake in Washington, D.C., on September 27, 2011. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Aug. 23 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1914, the British Expeditionary Force fought on European soil for the first time since the 1815 Battle of Waterloo in a confrontation with the German army in the Battle of Mons in Belgium. Advertisement In 1926, silent screen idol Rudolph Valentino died at the age of 31. The actor became ill with ulcers...