Wednesday, May 22, 2024

History for May 22

History for May 22 - On-This-Day.com
Judith Crist 1922 - Film critic
  • 1819 - The steamship Savannah became the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 1872 - The Amnesty Act restored civil rights to Southerners.
  • 1892 - Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the toothpaste tube.
  • 1906 - The Wright brothers received a patent their flying machine.
  • 1939 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a military alliance between Germany and Italy known as the "Pact of Steel."
  • 1947 - The Truman Doctrine was enacted by the U.S. Congress to appropriate military and economic aid Turkey and Greece.
  • 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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