What Happened On May 22

What Happened On May 22 Events

1640 May 22
to 1640 Sep 20
 The Siege of Turin
The 1640 siege of Turin was a major action in two distinct wars: the Franco-Spanish War (1635) and the Piedmontese Civil War. Thomas of Savoy and his supporters had seized the city of Tur...
1781 May 22
to 1781 Jun 6
 Siege Of Augusta
The Siege of Augusta began on May 22, 1781 and was conducted by General Andrew Pickens and Colonel Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee against British troops occupying the town of Augusta, Geor...
1781 May 22
to 1781 Jun 19
 Siege Of Ninety-Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a siege late in the American Revolutionary War. From May 22 to June 18, 1781, Continental Army Major General Nathanael Greene led 1,000 troops in a siege again...
1802 May 22 Martha Washington Dies
On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. When she married George Washington in January 1759, she was twenty-seven years old ...
1849 May 22 Lincoln Receives a Patent
As a young man, Abraham Lincoln took a boatload of merchandise down the Mississippi River from New Salem to New Orleans. At one point the boat slid onto a dam and was set free only after ...
1906 May 22 Wright Brothers Patent Granted
During their experiments of 1902 the Wrights succeeded in controlling their glider in all three axes of flight: pitch, roll and yaw. Their breakthrough discovery was the simultaneous use ...
1915 May 22 Quintinshill Rail Disaster
On 22 May 1915, a 213 yard long troop train was telescoped down to 67 yards, a third of its original length, when it was involved in a triple collision at Quintinshill, north east of Gret...
1939 May 22 Pact of Steel signed by Italy and Germany
The Pact of Steel, known formally as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, was an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany signed on May 22, 1939, by the ...
1960 May 22 Valdivia Earthquake of 1960
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake of 22 May, 1960 is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the early ...
1962 May 22 Continental Airlines Flight 11 Explodes
Continental Flight 11 took off from Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) at 20:35 for a one hour flight to Kansas City (MKC). The airplane climbed to FL390 and was vectored around a storm area. Just befo...
1980 May 22 Namco Releases Pac-Man
Pac-Man (パックマン, Pakkuman) is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the U.S. by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular in the Unite...
1989 May 22 David Bowie releases Tin Machine
Tin Machine is the debut album of Tin Machine originally released by EMI in 1989. The group was the latest venture of David Bowie, inspired by sessions with guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Hunt...
1989 May 22 Magic Johnson Named League MVP
In the 1988–89 NBA season, Johnson's 22.5 points, 12.8 assists, and 7.9 rebounds per game earned him his second MVP award, and the Lakers reached the 1989 NBA Finals, in which they again ...
1992 May 22 Encino Man released
Encino Man, released in Europe as California Man, is a 1992 comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore. The plot revolves around two geek...
1996 May 22 Mission: Impossible (film) released
Mission: Impossible is an 1996 thriller directed by Brian De Palma and stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. The plot follows Hunt's (Tom Cruise) mission to uncover the mole within the CIA who ...
1997 May 22 Lance Armstrong returns to cycling with win at Sprint 56k Criterium
The U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team's Lance Armstrong, in the midst of a comeback following successful treatments for cancer, will race in Sunday's Outdoor Life Network Grand Prix in...
1998 May 22 "The Opposite Of Sex" Is Released
The Opposite of Sex is a 1998 film written and directed by Don Roos. It stars Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan and Lisa Kudrow. The film marked departures for both Ricci and Kudrow, cast a...
2001 May 22 The Bouncing Souls release How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation is the fifth studio album by New Jersey punk band The Bouncing Souls. It was released on May 22, 2001. This was the first album to feature new drummer Micha...
2003 May 22 My Way Entertainment Releases, "The Juggernaut, Bitch!!"
On May 22, 2003, the parody troupe My Way Entertainment released "The Juggernaut Bitch!!", an overdub of part of the X-Men animated TV series episode "Phoenix Saga Part 3: Cry of the Bans...
2004 May 22 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2
There was no relief Under the Toscan Bullpen last night. Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca kept bringing them (relievers) in and taking them out. Once starter Ted Lilly was yanked with tw...
2005 May 22 Boston Red Sox defeat Atlanta Braves, 5-2
The frustrations of Edgar Renteria continued yesterday as the Red Sox beat the Braves, 5-2, in the final game of their weekend series at Fenway Park. Everybody in the lineup got a hit ...
2006 May 22 A Special About "Legends Ball" Airs
Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball was a three-day celebration honoring twenty-five African American women in the fields of art, entertainment, and civil rights. The celebration included a l...
2006 May 22 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 9-5
Manny Ramírez didn't have a hit in his last 10 at-bats in Philadelphia. He had a three-whiff game one night in Baltimore, and a total of just four hits in 22 at-bats in two cities. ``M...
2007 May 22 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 7-3
NEW YORK -- The other morning in the Red Sox clubhouse, Julian Tavarez was bouncing around in a "Manny Being Manny" T-shirt, the one that lists all of Ramírez's hitting feats. On his feet...
2007 May 22 "Charlie Bit My Finger" Finds Its Way to Youtube
Even had I thought of trying to get my boys to do this I probably couldn't have, neither were coerced into any of this and neither were hurt (for very long anyway). This was just one of t...
2007 May 22 "Hold On" Is Released
"Hold On" is a song by American pop band Jonas Brothers. The song was released as the band's first single from their self-titled second album in 2007. The iTunes music store named this si...
2007 May 22 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-4
In his first extensive comments on the subject, Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said yesterday that he isn't concerned about reports that his job could be in jeopardy. He said he has no sens...
2008 May 22 Boston Red Sox defeat Kansas City Royals, 11-8
BOSTON --The Red Sox made winning look easy at Fenway Park the past few days. A no-hitter, two grand slams in a game and two pitchers coming up from Triple-A to get wins -- it couldn't...
2008 May 22 Detroit Pistons defeat Boston Celtics, 103-97
Consider this a master class. Consider this a statement. Consider this a vivid reminder that man cannot live on home-court advantage alone, not if the stated goal is an NBA champion...
2008 May 22 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull released
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film. It is the fourth film in the Indiana Jones franchise, created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg...
2008 May 22 New York Yankees defeat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1
NEW YORK -- Standing in front of his locker in a quiet visiting clubhouse, Orioles reliever Jim Johnson willingly shouldered the blame for his team's 2-1 loss last night to the New York Y...
2009 May 22 Baltimore Orioles defeat Washington Nationals, 4-2
WASHINGTON - -The Adam Eaton Era has ended for the Orioles after eight starts and an 8.56 ERA. The club informed Eaton on Friday night at Nationals Park that he had been released, and ...
2009 May 22 Got Married
2009 May 22 Mets beat Red Sox 5 - 3 in Game 42 of season
It started in the first inning, when the Red Sox came away with nothing after having two men on base with no one out, and by the time the game was over, Boston had left 10 on the basepath...
2009 May 22 Minnesota Twins defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 11-3
Minneapolis - Manny Parra had started to turn around his season and pitched as well this month as anyone else in the rotation. He was gaining confidence and becoming a consistent cog i...
2009 May 22 New York Mets defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-3
Seemingly uninterested in speaking after the game, Julio Lugo sat in front of his locker as two reporters approached him. "I've got nothing for you guys," he said as he continued getting ...
2009 May 22 "Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian" Is Released
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (known outside of North America as Night at the Museum 2), is a 2009 American comedy film and the sequel to the 2006 adventure comedy film N...
2009 May 22 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian released
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (known outside of North America as Night at the Museum 2), is a 2009 American comedy film and the sequel to the 2006 adventure comedy film N...
2009 May 22 Philadelphia Phillies defeat New York Yankees, 7-3
When the Phillies rolled into the Bronx Friday night, there were three things on their To-Do List: Check out the new Yankee Stadium, use batting practice to learn more about the home run ...
2009 May 22 President Obama Signs Into Law the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
On Friday, May 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Act). Many of the key provisions do not become ef...
2009 May 22 Update on the Novel Influenza A H1N1 Virus and New Findings Published
Glen Nowak: Thank you, and my apologies to all the reporters who tried to call in, and ran into a dead line, as I understand it. We've been working with our phone services to fix that pr...
2010 May 22 Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 94-71
Before the Orlando Magic had the opportunity to gain a sliver of the confidence they’ve never had in this series, the Celtics showed how much they respect the authority of coach Doc River...
2010 May 22 Chicago Cubs defeat Texas Rangers, 5-4
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The beard is back. And apparently it's not going away any time soon. ''I haven't had the energy to shave,'' Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. ''And I feel comfortable...
2010 May 22 Chicago White Sox defeat Florida Marlins, 4-1
There's nothing wrong with White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd that throwing strikes won't fix. ''I don't see why he has trouble with the stuff he has,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said Satu...
2010 May 22 Crash of Air India Express Flight 812
On 22 May 2010, around 06:30 local time, Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737-8HG, registration VT-AXV, on a scheduled passenger flight from Dubai, UAE to Mangalore, India overran t...
2010 May 22 Los Angeles Angels defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 10-7
Late on the afternoon of May 2, the Cardinals were 17-8 and led the NL Central by 4.5 games. I wrote that they had the look of a runaway winner in the division. I didn't see a rival capab...
2010 May 22 Minnesota Twins defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-7
Minneapolis — Jason Kubel's sacrifice fly in the 12th inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to an 8-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Jesse Crain (1-0) picked up the victor...
2010 May 22 New York Mets defeat New York Yankees, 5-3
For one day, at least, the talk around the Mets won't solely be about manager-in-jeopardy Jerry Manuel, the latest twist in the dustup with John Maine, David Wright's whiff-a-thon or the ...
2010 May 22 President Obama Names Senator Bob Graham and Former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly to Gulf Oil Spill Panel
President Obama announced today that former Florida Sen. Bob Graham and former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly will lead a presidential commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil...
2011 May 22
5:41PM
 EF5 Rated Tornado Strikes Joplin, MO, Causing Mass Destruction
A massive tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, killing at least 89 people and carving a mile-wide path of destruction through the city. The Joplin tornado hit at around on May 22, destr...