What happened on May 22nd?
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| 337 AD | Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, dies Learn more.. |
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| 1377 | Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of John Wycliffe. Learn more.. |
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| 1455 | The first in Wars of the Roses, the Battle of St Albans at which Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures Henry VI. Learn more.. |
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| 1526 | Pope Clement VII teams up with European leaders to challenge the Habsburg Emperor Charles V's growing power, when they form The League of Cognac Learn more.. |
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| 1570 | Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered the first modern atlas, is published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp - it even points a tentative finger to the theory of continental drift Learn more.. |
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| 1611 | James I of Great Britain created the title of baronet Learn more.. |
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| 1751 | Chesterfield's Calendar Act given royal assent allowing the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar "Throughout all his Majesty's Dominions" Learn more.. |
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| 1799 | Napoleon makes a statement extolling Jews to seize the moment and restore 'your political existence as a nation among the nations' Learn more.. |
| 1807 | His public reputation tarnished after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason Learn more.. |
| 1809 | First prisoners arrive at Dartmoor Prison in Devon, England Learn more.. |
| 1813 | German composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany. Learn more.. |
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| 1826 | HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage as a survey vessel, to survey Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego - Darwin would be on the next one Learn more.. |
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| 1840 | An Order-in-Council is issued removing New South Wales from the list of places where convicts could be sent and so defining it as a free colony Learn more.. |
| 1843 | 700-1,000 migrants set off on the first major wagon train from Independence, Missouri for Oregon - part of what will become known as the Great Emigration Learn more.. |
| 1844 | American painter Mary Cassatt, the only American artist to exhibit with the Impressionists in Paris, is born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania Learn more.. |
| 1849 | Abraham Lincoln becomes the only US President to receive a patent - it's for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions Learn more.. |
| 1856 | The business of the US Senate was interrupted when Representative Preston Brooks uses a cane to beat Senator Charles Sumner for criticising slave owners - it took Sumner 3 years to fully recover from his wounds Learn more.. |
| 1859 | Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle was born at Edinburgh, Scotland. Learn more.. |
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| 1885 | French poet, novelist, and dramatist Victor Hugo, the most important of the French Romantic writers, dies at age 83 Learn more.. |
| 1892 | Dr Washington Sheffield invents the toothpaste tube - he thought it unsanitary for multiple people to dip their toothbrushes into one jar of toothpaste Learn more.. |
| 1897 | The Blackwall Tunnel, the first road tunnel under the River Thames, officially opens Learn more.. |
| 1906 | The garrison of Esquimalt is evacuated - they are the last British soldiers to be stationed in Canada Learn more.. |
| The Wright Brothers are granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after a wait of 3 years Learn more.. | |
| 1907 | The creator of Tintin, Georges Remi, who created the pen name Hergé by reversing his initials, is born in Brussels Learn more.. |
| Laurence Olivier was born in Dorking, England. Learn more.. | |
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| 1939 | The Pact of Steel is signed, formalising the alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis Learn more.. |
| 1942 | Mexico declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan Learn more.. |
| 1946 | George Best, who was given the nickname of the Fifth Beatle and became one of the first celebrity footballers, is born in Belfast Learn more.. |
| 1947 | Congress approved the Truman Doctrine, assuring U.S. support for Greece and Turkey to prevent the spread of Communism. Learn more.. |
| 1954 | Robert Allen Zimmerman celebrates his bar mitzvah in Hibbing, Minnesota - he will later find fame as Bob Dylan Learn more.. |
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| 1969 | The Apollo 10 mission gets to within eight miles of the Moon's surface Learn more.. |
| 1970 | Anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain, welcomes the news that the South African cricketers UK tour has been called off Learn more.. |
| 1972 | President Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit Moscow. Learn more.. |
| 1980 | The arcade game Pac-Man (originally called Puck Man) is first released in Japan by Namco Learn more.. |
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| 1998 | Voters in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland overwhelmingly support the so-called Good Friday agreement Learn more.. |
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| 2026 | Today |
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