Today in History

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May 22nd

  • In 1906 The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
  • In 1980 Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man.
  • In 2003 In Fort Worth Annika S?renstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.

May 23rd

  • In 1911 The New York Public Library is dedicated.
  • In 1995 The first version of the Java programming language is released.
  • In 2006 Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.

May 24th

  • In 1861 Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
  • In 1976 The London to Washington, D.C., Concorde service begins.
  • In 2002 Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.

May 25th

  • In 1962 The Old Bay Line, the last overnight steamboat service in the US, goes out of business.
  • In 1986 Hands Across America takes place.
  • In 2011 Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

May 26th

  • In 1864 Montana is organized as a United States territory.
  • In 1972 The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
  • In 1998 The first "National Sorry Day" was held in Australia.

May 27th

  • In 1927 The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T.
  • In 1958 The F-4 Phantom II makes its first flight.
  • In 1968 The Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals) become the first MLB team in Canada.

May 28th

  • In 1952 The women of Greece are granted the right to vote.
  • In 2002 The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site.
  • In 2011 Malta votes to introduce divorce.

May 29th

  • In 1886 The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola,
  • In 2001 The Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart in tournaments.
  • In 2004 The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

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