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On this day in history - Today, May, 22

Today in History

  • 2012 The world's tallest tower is opened to the public

    At 643 meters (2080 feet), the Tokyo Skytree in Japan's capital city is also the second tallest stru

  • 2010 The worst air crash involving a Boeing 737 kills 158

    Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway on landing at Mangalore International Airport. It f

  • 1980 The arcade game Pac-Man is released

    The game featuring a dot-munching round yellow figure moving through a maze has become one of the be

  • 1960 The most violent earthquake in recorded history hits Chile

    The Great Chilean Earthquake rated 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. According to estimates, betwee

  • 1906 The Wright brothers' flying machine is patented

    The American aviation pioneers are credited with having performed “the first sustained and controlle

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Births On This Day,
May, 22

  • 1959 Morrissey

    English singer-songwriter, pianist

  • 1930 Harvey Milk

    American lieutenant, politician, activist

  • 1907 Hergé

    Belgian illustrator

  • 1859 Arthur Conan Doyle

    Scottish physician, author

  • 1813 Richard Wagner

    German composer, director

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Deaths On This Day,
May, 22

  • 2013 Henri Dutilleux

    French composer

  • 1992 Zellig Harris

    American linguist

  • 1967 Langston Hughes

    American poet, author

  • 1885 Victor Hugo

    French author, poet, playwright

  • 337 Constantine the Great

    Roman Emperor

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