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May 22: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

May 22nd marks the 142nd day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 143rd in case of leap years). There are 223 days remaining until the end of the year. People born on this day are under the sign of Gemini. Famous birthdays on this day include Naomi Campbell (1970), Novak Djokovic (1987) and Morrissey (1959). Holidays and observances around the world include: International Day for Biological Diversity.
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Holidays

Saint Humilita
Saint Rita of Cascia
Victoria Day in Canada
World Biodiversity Day.
Republic of Yemen - National Day.
National Heroes Day in Sri Lanka.
National Maritime Day in the United States.([1])
Saint Atto
Saint Emile
Saint Fulk
Saint Lupus
Saint Romanus
Saint Julia
Saint Renata of Bavaria
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Events

2019 War in Donbass - The Ukrainian military reports that eight Ukrainian soldiers were captured by prorussian fighters close to Novotroyitske.
2018 Syrian Civil War: Southern Damascus Offensive (April-May 2018: The Syrian government declares Damascus, its environs "completely safe" after seizing Yarmouk Camp from ISIL.
2017 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing: The Greater Manchester Police (GMP), reported that there were deadly explosions at Manchester Arena, Manchester, England. This happened at the conclusion of Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour performance. (BBC) (The Guardian). The GMP confirmed that at least 19 people were killed and 50 more injured, and is treating it as a terrorist attack. No one immediately claimed responsibility.
2016 Syrian civil war: According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 60,000 people were killed in government prisons during Syria's five-year civil war.
2015 The border crossing at Al Waleed (al-Tanf, Syria) is captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This crossing was the last border crossing between Syria and Iraq that is controlled by the Government of Syria. After their victory in Ramadi, ISIL is reported to have advanced to within 40 kilometers of Baghdad.
2014 Pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine 2014: At least 11 Ukrainian Army soldiers were killed and 30 others injured when pro-Russian separatists attacked a military checkpoint. (AP via Time). The Luhansk People's Republic of eastern Ukraine declares martial laws and requests Russia to send peacekeeping forces to protect civilians. (Kyiv Post). The Federal State of New Russia is unrecognized confederation was declared, and two leaders signed agreements.
2013 Eric Holder, Attorney-General of America, confirmed that four Americans have been killed by drone aircraft strikes since 2011, including radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in 2011.
2012 Tokyo Skytree is now open to the public. It stands at 634m high and is self-supporting.
2011 Protests in Yemen 2011:
2010 Air India Express Flight 812 crashes into the runway at Mangalore International Airport, India. 158 people are killed and 8 others are left behind.
2009 Haitian floods have killed at least 11 people.
2008 Between 22 May 2008 and 31 May 2008, 235 tornadoes were unleashed by the tornado outbreak sequence. The tornadoes ravaged 19 states and one Canadian province.
2007 Premier Gary Doer, from the Canadian province Manitoba, secures a third consecutive NDP majority government at the general election.
2006 A brown bear entered Bavarian territory for the first time in 175 year. A brown bear attacked several sheep, causing minor damage to property. The bear poses a threat to humans, even Germany's WWF branch. (BBC),1, (BBC),2
2005 China's Shenzhen has the largest urban demolition blast. It uses 1,500 lb (680kg) of explosives and topples 16 tower blocks simultaneously. One tower doesn't topple due to misplaced charges. However, it is reduced from 14 to 12 stories and will need to be demolished manually. (Xinhua (Pictures), (The Star (Malaysia),) (Boston Globe).
2004 Hallam, Nebraska is destroyed by an F4 tornado. This tornado was part of the May 2004 tornado outbreak series. It broke a record for width at 2.5 miles (4.0 km). One person is killed.
2003 2003 occupation of Iraq: Senators question Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz about the U.S.-led occupation in Iraq.
2002 The remains of Chandra Levy, who was missing from Washington, D.C., can be found in Rock Creek Park.
2001 Sherpa Temba, 16 years old, becomes the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest.
1999 The television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest last airs in the US. 22 shows aired during the season.
1998 DisneyQuest opens at Downtown Disney West Side in Walt Disney World in Florida. It provides five stories of high-tech attractions, including Explore Zone, Create Zone, and Replay Zone.
1996 Tartuffe: Born Again, opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 29 performances
1995 Laverne and Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised
1994 Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open.
1993 Riddick Bowe scores a technical knock-out on Jesse Ferguson in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1992 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
1991 Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome.
1990 Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
1989 Amid food riots and looting set off by inflation, Argentina declares a nationwide state of siege.
1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner.
1987 30 killed in a Texas tornado.
1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
1985 US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR.
1983 Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit homerun.
1981 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth.
1980 Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue marry.
1979 Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau.
1978 Exiled leaders Ahmed Abdallah and Mohammed Ahmed return to the Comoros.
1977 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic.
1976 St. Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR
1975 The first legal numbers game in the USA is New Jersey State Lottery's "Pick-it", in which players choose their own 3-digit number in a daily drawing.
1974 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1973 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
1972 Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion.
1971 An earthquake lasting 20 seconds destroys most of Bingöl, Turkey ampndash more than 1,000 are killed, 10,000 made homeless.
1970 Arab terrorists kill nine children and three adults on a school bus.
1969 Stafford and Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 miles (15km) above lunar surface.
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates' player Willie Stargell hits three homeruns, a double and a single.
1967 Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser closes Straits of Tiran to Israel.
1966 18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore
1965 Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious hits #66
1964 LBJ presents Great Society
1963 Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured
1962 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth
1961 Mother-In-Law by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
1960 Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM
1959 Benjamin O Davis Jr becomes 1st black General Major in USAF
1958 Sri Lankan riots of 1958: This riot is a watershed event in the race relationship of the various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total number of deaths is estimated to be 300, mostly Sri Lankan Tamils.
1957 KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Bob Hope Show, last airs on NBC-TV
1955 Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
1954 KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Washington 12-4
1950 Dutch Poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize
1949 After two months in Bethesda Naval Hospital, James Forrestal commits suicide, under circumstances that seem suspicious to many.
1948 The Soviets launched the largest Lithuanian deportation to Siberia.
1947 Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece
1946 The Kingdom of Transjordan is founded.
1945 US 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
1943 Stalin disbands Komintern.
1942 Mexico declares war on Nazi-Germany and Japan
1941 British troops attack Baghdad, Iraq.
1940 Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with Germans.
1939 Hitler and Mussolini sign Pact of Steel
1938 Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
1936 Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland.
1933 Loch Ness Monster is first reportedly sighted by John Mackay.
1931 Canned rattlesnake meat first goes on sale in Florida.
1930 Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR
1928 US Congress accepts Jones-White Merchant Naval Act.
1927 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
1926 Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Gene Austin hits #1
1924 In Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks
1923 Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier.
1917 Commissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
1916 French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun.
1915 Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland).
1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row.
1907 Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Middlesex versus Somerset.
1906 10th anniversary of Olympics, celebration held in Athens, Greece.
1905 Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School.
1903 Launch of the White Star Liner, SS Ionic.
1902 36th Belmont Stakes: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6.
1900 Associated Press organizes in New York City as non-profit news cooperative.
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Music charts

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Top #1 songs in the USA

2017 DJ Khaled Featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne - I'm The One
2016 Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
2015 Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
2014 John Legend - All Of Me
2013 Macklemore - Can't Hold Us
2012 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
2011 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
2010 Eminem - Not Afraid
2009 The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
2008 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2007 Maroon5 - Makes Me Wonder
2006 Rihanna - SOS
2005 Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
2004 Usher - Yeah!
2003 Sean Paul - Get Busy
2002 Ashanti - Foolish
2001 Janet - All For You
2000 Santana - Maria, Maria
1999 Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
1998 Next - Too Close
1997 The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
1996 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
1995 Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
1994 All-4-One - I Swear
1993 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
1992 Kris Kross - Jump
1991 Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)
1990 Madonna - Vogue
1989 Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl
1988 Gloria Estefan - Anything For You
1987 U2 - With Or Without You
1986 Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All
1985 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
1984 Lionel Richie - Hello
1983 David Bowie - Let's Dance
1982 Paul McCartney - Ebony And Ivory
1981 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
1980 Blondie - Call Me
1979 Peaches & Herb - Reunited
1978 Wings - With A Little Luck
1977 Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
1976 The Sylvers - Boogie Fever
1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn - He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
1974 Ray Stevens - The Streak
1973 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
1972 Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
1971 Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
1970 The Guess Who - American Woman
1969 The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
1968 Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
1967 The Young Rascals - Groovin'
1966 The Mamas & The Papas - Monday, Monday
1965 The Beatles - Ticket To Ride
1964 Mary Wells - My Guy
1963 Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy
1962 The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
1961 Del Shannon - Runaway
1960 Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
1959 Dave Baby Cortez - The Happy Organ
1958 David Seville - Witch Doctor
1957 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
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