All Events

Historical Events on May 22

  • American Civil War

    1863

    American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.

  • Reconstruction Era

    1872

    Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.

  • Joseph Stalin

    1943

    Joseph Stalin disbands the Comintern.

  • Haiti

    1994

    A worldwide trade embargo goes into effect against Haiti to punish its military rulers for not reinstating the country's ousted elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

  • Aung San Suu Kyi

    1996

    The Burmese military regime jails 71 supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to block a pro-democracy meeting.

  • Sri Lanka

    2000

    In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna.

  • Civil Rights Movement

    2002

    Civil Rights Movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murders of four girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.

  • Republic of Ireland

    2015

    The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum.

  • Ariana Grande

    2017

    22 people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.

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