{"id":21131,"date":"2020-05-22T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T03:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=21131"},"modified":"2020-05-22T09:06:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T03:36:03","slug":"history-of-22-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-22-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 22 May"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>History of 22 May<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1990 <\/strong>&#8211; Microsoft released Windows 3.0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992 <\/strong>&#8211; Johnny Carson hosted NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; for the last time. He had been host for 30 years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997 <\/strong>&#8211; Kelly Flinn, the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Air Force&#8217;s first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepted a general discharge. She thereby avoided court-martial on charges of adultery, lying and disobeying an order.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998 <\/strong>&#8211; Bolivia was hit with a series of powerful earthquakes. At least 18 were killed. The quakes ranged in magnitude from 5.9 to 6.8.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998 <\/strong>&#8211; New information came to light about the June 1996 bombing that killed 19 American airmen. The information indicated that Saudi citizens had been responsible and not Iranians as once believed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998 <\/strong>&#8211; A federal judge said that Secret Service agents could be compelled to testify before a grand jury in Monica Lewinsky investigation concerning\u00a0U.S. President Clinton.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998 <\/strong>&#8211; Voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland turned out to cast ballots giving approval to a Northern Ireland peace accord.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002 <\/strong>&#8211; Chandra Levy&#8217;s remains were found in Washington, DC&#8217;s Rock Creek Park. She was last seen on April 30, 2001. California Congressman Gary Condit was questioned in the case due to his relationship with Levy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002 <\/strong>&#8211; In Birmingham, AL, a jury convicted former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry of murder in the 1963 church bombing that killed four girls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002 <\/strong>&#8211; Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 583rd career home run. He tied Mark McGwire for fifth on the all-time list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003 <\/strong>&#8211; At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorenstam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012 <\/strong>&#8211; In Japan, the Tokyo Skytree tower opened.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Philippines\u00a0signs a\u00a0peace accord\u00a0with the largest Muslim rebel group, the\u00a0Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of\u00a0conflict.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2015\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Al-Shabab\u00a0militants\u00a0attack and temporarily occupy\u00a0a\u00a0Mogadishu\u00a0hotel leaving at least 20 people dead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 A\u00a0suicide blast\u00a0in\u00a0Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park,\u00a0Lahore claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are Christians\u00a0celebrating\u00a0Easter.<\/li>\n<li>2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0North Macedonia\u00a0becomes the 30th member of\u00a0NATO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Celebrating BIrthday Today<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1981\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Hilda Kibet, Kenyan runner<\/li>\n<li><strong>1982\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Shawn Beveney, Guyanese footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Yuliya Golubchikova, Russian pole vaulter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Vasily Koshechkin, Russian ice hockey player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Rom\u00e1n Mart\u00ednez, Argentinian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Adam Ashley-Cooper, Australian rugby player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Ben Franks, Australian-born New Zealand rugby player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Brett Holman, Australian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Dustin Byfuglien, American ice hockey player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Danny Vukovic, Australian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Manuel Neuer, German footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Jefferson Bern\u00e1rdez, Honduran footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Samuel Francis, Nigerian-Qatari sprinter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Polina Gagarina, Russian singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Buster Posey, American baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jessie J, English singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Atsuto Uchida, Japanese footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Brenda Song, American actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mauro Goicoechea, Uruguayan footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Holliday Grainger, English actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Matt Harvey, American baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Camilla Lees, New Zealand netball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Erdin Demir, Swedish-Turkish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ben Hunt, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Nicolas Nkoulou, Cameroonian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Luca Zuffi, Swiss footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kimbra, New Zealand musician<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Brodha V, Indian Rapper and Music Producer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1995<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Bill Tuiloma, New Zealand footballer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of 22 May 1990 &#8211; Microsoft released Windows 3.0. 1992 &#8211; Johnny Carson hosted NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; for the last time. He had been host for 30 years. 1997 &#8211; Kelly Flinn, the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Air Force&#8217;s first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepted a general discharge. 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