On This Day for May 22 - Roman Emperor Constantine I baptized, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is featured, and more

Created: 2020-05-22 10:04 Updated: 2020-05-22 10:04 Notebook: On this Day in History

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May 22

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Roman Emperor Constantine I baptized

MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2011: One of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, causing massive damage and killing some 160 people. [Take our natural disasters quiz.]

Bette Midler and Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show

1992: American comedian Johnny Carson, considered by many to be the king of late-night television, made his final appearance as host of The Tonight Show.

1972: Richard Nixon arrived in Moscow, the first visit by a U.S. president to the Soviet Union. [ Test your knowledge of U.S. presidents.]

1960: One of the largest earthquakes on record struck the southern coast of Chile, killing about 5,700 people and creating seismic sea waves that caused death and destruction in distant Pacific coastal areas, notably Japan and Hawaii. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Chile.]

1942: Mexico entered World War II by declaring war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. [Test your knowledge of World War II.]

1939: Adolf Hitler of Germany and Benito Mussolini of Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a full military and political alliance between their countries. [Take our quiz about Adolf Hitler.]

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Novak Djokovic
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British author

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Ted Kaczynski
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Richard Wagner
German composer

1907

Laurence Olivier
British actor, director, writer, and producer