May 22
334 BC - The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
1455 - Opening battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses. Richard of York takes St Albans, capturing King Henry VI.
1803 - First public library opens (Connecticut).
1892 - Dr Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube.
1897 - The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was officially opened.
1906 - Wright Brothers patent an aeroplane.
1906 - A British garrison leaves Esquimalt, on the Pacific coast, after a military occupation that began in 1858: these were the last British soldiers stationed in Canada.
1915 - Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, and is the only mountain, other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century.
1926 - "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1.
1927 - 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed.
1930 - Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 HRs in a game.
1931 - Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida.
1933 - Loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay. See pic.
1936 - Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland.
1942 - Mexico declares war on Nazi-Germany & Japan.
1943 - First jet fighter is tested.
1947 - First US ballistic missile fired.
1950 - Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London.
1955 - Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (Louis Chiron, 55, in a Lancia) finishes 6th.
1961 - "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1.
1961 - First revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle in Seattle) opens.
1965 - Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1.
1965 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ.
1967 - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS).
1973 - President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up.
1986 - Cher calls David Letterman an ******* on Late Night on NBC.
1990 - Microsoft releases Windows 3.0.
1991 - Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome.
1992 - Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show.
