May 22
Today is the 143rd day of 2016, there are 223 days left in the year.
1455 - The first battle in the 30-year War of Roses took place in St. Albans.
1761 - The first life insurance policy in the United States was issued in Philadelphia.
1813 - Composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.
1849 - Abraham Lincoln received patent number 6469 for his floating dry dock.
1859 - Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Canon Doyle was born in Scotland.
1868 - The Great Train Robbery took place near Marshfield, Indiana as seven members of the Reno gang made off with $96,000 in cash, gold and bonds.
1907 - Actor Laurence Olivier was born in England.
1913 - The American Cancer Society was founded in New York under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer.
1927 - A 8.3 magnitude earthquake near Xining, China killed nearly 200,000 people.
1947 - The Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.
1960 - A magnitude 9.5 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded, struck southern Chile, claiming nearly 1,700 lives.
1968 - The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.)
1969 - The lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon's surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.
1972 - President Richard Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union, during which he and Kremlin leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1972 - Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka.
1981 - "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe was convicted in London of murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life in prison.
1990 - North Yemen and South Yemen merged to form the Republic of Yemen.
1992 - Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time after nearly 30 years on the job.
1998 - Voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland cast ballots giving resounding approval to a Northern Ireland peace accord.
2003 - The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution lifting the economic sanctions against Iraq and supporting the U.S.-led administration in Iraq.
2011 - A tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, claiming at least 159 lives and destroying about 8,000 homes and businesses. The three-quarter mile wide twister was among the deadliest in U.S. history, and destroyed nearly a third of the city, damaging more than 2,000 structures.
Birthdays
29 - Novak Djokovic (tennis player)
30 - Julian Edelman (football player)
30 - Molly Ephraim (actress)
31 - Tao Okamoto (model)
34 - Apolo Ohno (speed skater)
34 - Nazanin Boniadi (actress)
35 - Daniel Bryan (professional wrestler)
37 - Maggie Q (actress)
38 - Ginnifer Goodwin (actress)
38 - Katie Price (model)
46 - Naomi Campbell (model)
57 - David Blatt (basketball coach)
58 - Denise Welch (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 22
1906 - The Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece.
1911 - Boston Braves pitcher Cliff Curtis loses his 23rd consecutive game.
1930 - The New York Yankees earned the nickname "Bronx Bombers" after hitting 14 home runs in one game, including three consecutive home runs by Babe Ruth.
1957 - The Boston Red Sox set an American League record with four home runs in one inning.
1968 - Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three home runs, a double and a single in one game.
1970 - The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks were officially granted NHL franchises for the 1970-71 season.
1975 - Joe Namath rejects a $4 million offer to play for Chicago in the World Football League.
1975 - The Kentucky Colonels defeat the Indiana Pacers in five games to win the ABA championship.
1977 - Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911.
1985 - Pete Rose scores his 2,108th career run, passing Hank Aaron as the National League's all-time leader.
1990 - In a 16-inning game against the Cincinnati Reds, Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs is intentionally walked a record five times.
1991 - NFL owners agree to add two new expansion franchises in 1994.
1994 - The new Toronto expansion NBA franchise announces its new logo and name of "Raptors".
2003 - At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorenstam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.
2003 - High school basketball star LeBron James signed a $90 million endorsement deal with Nike.
Today is the 143rd day of 2016, there are 223 days left in the year.
1455 - The first battle in the 30-year War of Roses took place in St. Albans.
1761 - The first life insurance policy in the United States was issued in Philadelphia.
1813 - Composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.
1849 - Abraham Lincoln received patent number 6469 for his floating dry dock.
1859 - Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Canon Doyle was born in Scotland.
1868 - The Great Train Robbery took place near Marshfield, Indiana as seven members of the Reno gang made off with $96,000 in cash, gold and bonds.
1907 - Actor Laurence Olivier was born in England.
1913 - The American Cancer Society was founded in New York under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer.
1927 - A 8.3 magnitude earthquake near Xining, China killed nearly 200,000 people.
1947 - The Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.
1960 - A magnitude 9.5 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded, struck southern Chile, claiming nearly 1,700 lives.
1968 - The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.)
1969 - The lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon's surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.
1972 - President Richard Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union, during which he and Kremlin leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1972 - Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka.
1981 - "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe was convicted in London of murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life in prison.
1990 - North Yemen and South Yemen merged to form the Republic of Yemen.
1992 - Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time after nearly 30 years on the job.
1998 - Voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland cast ballots giving resounding approval to a Northern Ireland peace accord.
2003 - The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution lifting the economic sanctions against Iraq and supporting the U.S.-led administration in Iraq.
2011 - A tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, claiming at least 159 lives and destroying about 8,000 homes and businesses. The three-quarter mile wide twister was among the deadliest in U.S. history, and destroyed nearly a third of the city, damaging more than 2,000 structures.
Birthdays
29 - Novak Djokovic (tennis player)
30 - Julian Edelman (football player)
30 - Molly Ephraim (actress)
31 - Tao Okamoto (model)
34 - Apolo Ohno (speed skater)
34 - Nazanin Boniadi (actress)
35 - Daniel Bryan (professional wrestler)
37 - Maggie Q (actress)
38 - Ginnifer Goodwin (actress)
38 - Katie Price (model)
46 - Naomi Campbell (model)
57 - David Blatt (basketball coach)
58 - Denise Welch (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 22
1906 - The Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece.
1911 - Boston Braves pitcher Cliff Curtis loses his 23rd consecutive game.
1930 - The New York Yankees earned the nickname "Bronx Bombers" after hitting 14 home runs in one game, including three consecutive home runs by Babe Ruth.
1957 - The Boston Red Sox set an American League record with four home runs in one inning.
1968 - Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three home runs, a double and a single in one game.
1970 - The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks were officially granted NHL franchises for the 1970-71 season.
1975 - Joe Namath rejects a $4 million offer to play for Chicago in the World Football League.
1975 - The Kentucky Colonels defeat the Indiana Pacers in five games to win the ABA championship.
1977 - Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911.
1985 - Pete Rose scores his 2,108th career run, passing Hank Aaron as the National League's all-time leader.
1990 - In a 16-inning game against the Cincinnati Reds, Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs is intentionally walked a record five times.
1991 - NFL owners agree to add two new expansion franchises in 1994.
1994 - The new Toronto expansion NBA franchise announces its new logo and name of "Raptors".
2003 - At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorenstam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.
2003 - High school basketball star LeBron James signed a $90 million endorsement deal with Nike.
