Wednesday, May 22, 2019

History for May 22

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History for May 22 - On-This-Day.com
Wilhelm Richard Wagner 1813 - Composer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859 - Author of Sherlock Holmes detective novels, Vance Packard 1914 - Journalist, social critic, author
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T. Boone Pickens 1928 - Oil tycoon, Richard Benjamin 1938 - Actor, director, Bernie Taupin 1950 - Songwriter, worked with Elton John
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1955 - A scheduled dance to be headlined by Fats Domino was canceled by police in Bridgeport, Connecticut because "rock and roll dances might be featured."
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1977 - Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911.
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