History

/

Knowledge

Other Notable Events for May 22

on

Published in History & Quotes

On this date in history:

In 1868, seven members of the Reno gang stole $98,000 from a railway car at Marshfield, Ind. It was the original Great Train Robbery.

In 1924, the discovery of the body of Bobby Franks, 13, of Chicago led to the arrest and conviction of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb in a thrill killing that was often called the crime of the century. They were given life sentences. Loeb was killed in prison; Leopold was paroled after serving 33 years.

In 1972, Richard Nixon became the first U.S president to visit Moscow.

In 1987, a tornado flattened Saragosa, Texas, population 185, killing 29 residents and injuring 121.

In 1992, Johnny Carson ended his nearly 30-year career as host of The Tonight Show.

In 2002, authorities in Birmingham, Ala., convicted a fourth suspect in a 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls. Bobby Frank Cherry, 71, a former Ku Klux Klansman, was sentenced to life in prison.

In 2003, Annika Sorenstam became the first woman in 59 years to compete in a PGA event but her 5-over-par 145 through two rounds of the Bank of America Colonial tournament failed to make the cut.

In 2009, General Motors struck a deal with union workers in which GM would finance half of a $20 billion retiree health benefit obligation with company stock.

In 2011, the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in half a century roared into the heart of Joplin, Mo., with winds of 200 mph. It killed nearly 160 people, injured about 1,100 others and destroyed nearly one-third of the city. Damage was estimated in the $3 billion range.

In 2013, two men armed with knives and a cleaver killed British soldier Lee Rigby on a southeast London street. The attackers, who said they were avenging the killing of Muslims by Britain's military, were both sentenced to life in prison.

In 2014, Thailand's military announced it had taken control of the country and suspended the constitution. The coup followed months of political turmoil.

In 2015, voters in Ireland overwhelmingly approved a measure to allow civil same-sex marriage, making it the first nation in the world to legalize gay unions through a popular vote

 


Copyright 2016 by United Press International

Comments

blog comments powered by Disqus
 

 

Popular Stories

Comics

Sarah's Scribbles Family Circus Jeff Koterba Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Dogs of C-Kennel Dave Whamond