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Discover events that happened On This Day including famous birthdays and notable deaths. Each day we highlight famous people, past and present, who have impacted our world. Browse sections by selecting the links below or click the calendar to view events on another day.

May 22

May 22

Events on This Day

  • 1906

    107 years ago

    The Wright Brothers are granted a patent for a "flying machine," the first controlled aircraft that made fixed-wing flight possible.

  • 1958

    55 years ago

    Controversy erupts when rocker Jerry Lee Lewis arrives in London with his 13-year-old bride, who is also his cousin. The scandal adversely affects his career.

    Read more at History.com

  • 1973

    40 years ago

    Robert Metcalfe invents Ethernet, the local-area networking (LAN) standard. "Ethernet is plumbing for the Internet," Metcalfe said years later.

  • 1992

    21 years ago

    After nearly 30 years as host, comedian Johnny Carson bids farewell to The Tonight Show.

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profile name: George Best
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profile name: Laurence Olivier
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profile name: Langston Hughes
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profile name: Martha Washington
profile occupation: U.S. First Lady
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profile name: Victor Hugo
profile occupation: Author, Playwright, Poet
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profile occupation: Inventor
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profile name: Jerry Lee Lewis
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profile name: Robert Metcalfe
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profile name: Johnny Carson
profile occupation: Talk Show Host
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profile occupation: Dictator
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profile name: Adolf Hitler
profile occupation: Dictator
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profile name: Roger Maris
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profile name: Paul Newman
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profile name: Michael Moore
profile occupation: Television Personality
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profile name: Marvin Hagler
profile occupation: Boxer
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profile name: Theodore Roethke
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profile name: Aaron Douglas
profile occupation: Painter
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