May 22 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for May 22
In the headlines today:

1992		Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show on NBC TV for the last time, handing the duties over to comedian Jay Leno. (photo credit: R2 Entertainment)
1992	Boznia, Croatia, Herzegovina, and Slovenia are admitted to the United Nations.
1990	Microsoft releases its Windows® 3.0 operating system software.
1990	The final episode of Newhart airs on CBS TV.
1973		US president Richard Nixon admits his role in the Watergate cover-up. (photo credit: NARA)
1967	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premieres on the PBS TV network.
1965	Ticket to Ride by The Beatles goes to Number One on the pop music charts.
1955	Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 13-year-old cousin.
1955	After 23 years, comedian Jack Benny ends his live radio program, in order to devote more time to his network TV show.
1933	John Mackay makes the first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster.
1868	The Great Train Robbery occurs near Marshfield, IN, as seven members of the Reno gang make off with a bounty of $96,000.
1819	The first transatlantic steamship crossing begins as the Savannah sails from Savannah, GA, and arrives in Liverpool on June 20.
1761	The first life insurance policy in the US is issued, in Philadelphia.