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What happened in history on this day: May 22?
On May 22 in ...
- 1803 - First US public library opens (Connecticut).
- 1807 - Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond, Virginia (acquitted).
- 1807 - Townsend Speakman first sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).
- 1843 - A massive wagon train of 1,000 settlers and 1,000 head of cattle sets off down the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, USA.
- 1856 - Prepresentative Preston Brooks of South Carolina enters the Senate chambers in Washington, D.C., and brutally beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.
- 1863 - US War Department establishes Bureau of Colored Troops.
- 1864 - Battle of North Anna River, Virginia (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown).
- 1868 - Great Train Robbery; seven men (Reno Brothers) make off with $98,000 in cash.
- 1872 - Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500).
- 1891 - In New Jersey, USA, Thomas Edison makes the first public display of his Kinetoscope projection of a film to the US National Federation of Women's Clubs, with an audience of 147,
- 1900 - Associated Press organizes in New York City as non-profit news cooperative.
- 1906 - The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine."
- 1928 - US Congress accepts Jones-White Merchant Naval Act.
- 1931 - Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida.
- 1933 - US Congress declares all currency in circulation legal tender dollar for dollar as if it were gold.
- 1945 - US 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
- 1947 - "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
- 1947 - First US ballistic missile fired.
- 1953 - US President Dwight Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill.
- 1961 - First revolving restaurant (top of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington) opens.
- 1962 - In Los Angeles, California, the 14th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson, and David Brinkley.
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television: John S. Priestley for Naked City
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television: Hugh Chaloupka, Aaron Nibley, and Charles L. Freeman for Naked City
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television: Richard Rodgers for Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead): E.G. Marshall for The Defenders
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead): Shirley Booth for Hazel
- Outstanding Daytime Program: Purex Summer Specials
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You?
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Franklin J. Schaffner for The Defenders
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor: Don Knotts for The Andy Griffith Show
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress: Pamela Brown for Victoria Regina
- Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series: Carol Burnett for The Garry Moore Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: The Defenders
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Educational and Public Affairs Programming: David Brinkley's Journal
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor: The Bob Newhart Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Program Achievements in the Fields of Variety and Music - Variety: The Garry Moore Show
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Peter Falk in the episode "The Price of Tomatoes" of The Dick Powell Show
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Julie Harris for Victoria Regina
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Reginald Rose for The Defenders
- The Program of the Year: Victoria Regina
- 1964 - US President Lyndon Johnson presents "Great Society".
- 1966 - In Los Angeles, California, the 18th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby.
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Bill Cosby for I Spy
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama: Cliff Robertson for "The Game" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Dick Van Dyke for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Barbara Stanwyck for The Big Valley
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama: Simone Signoret for episode "A Small Rebellion" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Mary Tyler Moore for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama: James Daly for "Eagle in a Cage" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Don Knotts for episode "The Return of Barney Fife" of Andy Griffith Show
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Lee Grant for Peyton Place
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Alice Pearce for Bewitched
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: William Asher for Bewitched
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Alan Handley for The Julie Andrews Show
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Sydney Pollack for The Game of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Bill Persky and Sam Denoff for episode "Coast To Coast Big Mouth" of The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety: Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, and Sheldon Keller for An Evening with Carol Channing
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Millard Lampell for "Eagle in a Cage" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Individual Achievements in Film Editing: Marvin Coil, Everett Douglas, and Ellsworth Hoagland for Bonanza
- Individual Achievements in Music - Composition: Laurence Rosenthal for "Michelangelo: The Last Giant"
- Outstanding Musical Program: Dwight Hemion for Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music
- Outstanding Dramatic Series: Alan A. Armer for The Fugitive
- Special Classification of Individual Achievements: Art Carney for episode "The Adoption" of The Jackie Gleason Show, and Burr Tillstrom for the "Berlin Wall" of That Was the Week That Was
- Outstanding Children's Program: Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez for A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Outstanding Dramatic Program: David Susskind and Daniel Melnick for The Ages of Man
- Outstanding Variety Special: Bob Hope for the "Christmas Special" of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Achievements in Daytime Programming - Programs: Dan Gallagher for Camera Three and Don Meier for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Variety Series: Bob Finkel for The Andy Williams Show
- Achievements in Educational Television - Individuals: Julia Child for The French Chef
- Trustees Award: Edward R. Murrow.
- 1969 - Stafford and Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 miles (15km) above lunar surface.
- 1972 - US President Richard Nixon begins visit to Moscow, Russia.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up.
- 1973 - At Xerox PARC, Bob Metcalfe invents the Ethernet computer connectivity system, describing in a memo how the technology would work. The name "Ethernet" refers to medium-independent transmission of data packets, and is based on a discredited physical theory of an existing "ether" in space allowing transmission of light rays from the sun to the Earth.
- 1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1975 - The first legal numbers game in the USA is New Jersey State Lottery's "Pick-it", in which players choose their own 3-digit number in a daily drawing.
- 1985 - US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR.
- 1987 - 30 killed in a Texas tornado.
- 1990 - At the Center City at Columbus Circle in New York, Microsoft introduces and ships Microsoft Windows 3.0. This version allows addressing memory above 640 kB. Microsoft spends US$3 million for opening-day marketing, as part of a US$10 million promotional campaign.
- 1998 - A federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky-Clinton scandal.
- 1999 - The television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest last airs in the US. 22 shows aired during the season.
- 2002 - In Washington, DC, Chandra Levy's remains are found in Rock Creek Park.
- 2002 - A jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murders of four girls.
Births on May 22
- 1902 - Birth of Al Simmons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; outfielder (Philadelphia Athletics), lifetime batting average of .334.
- 1913 - Birth of Carlyle Blackwell Junior in California, USA; actor (Docks of New York).
- 1914 - Birth of Vance Packard in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania, USA; author (Hidden Persuaders).
- 1922 - Birth of Judith Crist in New York City, New York, USA; movie critic (TV Guide).
- 1927 - Birth of Michael Constantine in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water).
- 1933 - Birth of John Browning in Denver, Colorado, USA; pianist (Leventritt Award-1956).
- 1934 - Birth of Peter Nero in New York City, New York, USA; conductor/pianist ("A Sunday in New York").
- 1938 - Birth of Richard Benjamin in New York City, New York, USA; director/actor (Goodbye Columbus, He and She).
- 1938 - Birth of Susan Strasberg in New York City, New York, USA; actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou).
- 1941 - Birth of Paul Winfield in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attacks).
- 1945 - Birth of Victoria Wyndham in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Rachel Cory - Another World).
- 1952 - Birth of R W Eaks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open).
- 1953 - Birth of John Edward Stevens in New York City, New York, USA; bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List).
- 1956 - Birth of Douglas Heyes Junior in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Captains and the Kings, Aspen).
- 1961 - Birth of Dana Williams in Dayton, Ohio, USA; singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle").
- 1968 - Birth of Alan Levine in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox).
- 1968 - Birth of Brent Geiberger in Santa Barbara, California, USA; Nike golfer (1994 Queen Mary-second).
- 1968 - Birth of Mike Harbold in Oakland, California, USA; sprint kayak (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Tim Wiley in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA; kayak (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Vaughn Eshelman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pitcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1971 - Birth of Troy Barnhart in Hanford, California, USA; water polo two metre offense (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint Eastwood; actress (Tightrope).
- 1975 - Birth of Cole Hauser in Santa Barbara, California; actor (Randy - High Incident).
- 1976 - Birth of Christian Vande Velde in Chicago, Illinois; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1981 - Birth of Melissa Gregory; American figure skater.
Deaths on May 22
- 1819 - John H van Kinsbergen, US Lieutenant-Admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at age 84.
- 1943 - Death of US first lady Helen Taft.
- 1948 - Claude McKaye, Jamaican/American poet/author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies in Chicago, Illinois at age 57.
- 1949 - Klaus H T Mann, German/US writer (Turning Point), dies at age 42.
- 1970 - Joseph W Krutch, American writer (Measure of Man), dies at age 76.
- 1978 - Death of Joe Colombo, American gangster (born 1914).
- 1992 - Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, American mobster (Saint Valentines Day), dies at age 86 (born 1906).
- 1997 - Death of Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1908).
- 2005 - Death of Thurl Ravenscroft of cancer in the USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
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