May 22 in Pop Culture History |
| May 22nd is… Being You Day National Buy a Musical Instrument Day National Craft Distillery Day National Maritime Day National Solitaire Day National Vanilla Pudding Day World Paloma Day |
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1455 – England’s War of the Roses began when the Yorkists defeated King Henry VI’s Lancastrian forces at St. Albans. 1849 – Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent (#6,469) for “buoying boats over shoals.” 1906 – Orville and Wilbur Wright were granted a patent (#821,393) for their flight control system. 1927 (Earthquake) Gulang/Gansu, China 1933 – First modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster by Aldie and John Mackay, who saw “something resembling a whale.” 1960 (Earthquake) Magnitude 9.5 in Chile killed 5,000 and left 2,000,000 homeless. #1 Hit May 22, 1961 – May 28, 1961: Ernie K-Doe – Mother-in-Law #1 Hit May 22, 1965 – May 28, 1965: The Beatles – Ticket to Ride #1 Hit May 22, 1976 – May 28, 1976: Wings – Silly Love Songs 1992 – Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for the last time 1993- NBC broadcasted the graduation episode (series finale) for Saved By The Bell. 1995- Blossom came to an end on NBC #1 Hit May 22, 2004 – July 9, 2004: Usher – Burn #1 Hit May 22, 2010 – June 18, 2010: Eminem – Not Afraid 2011 (Tornado) Joplin, Missouri #1 Hit May 22, 2021 – May 28, 2021: Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) |