CoM Moderators Posted May 22 Posted May 22 1799 - Napoleon makes statement in support of re-establishing Jerusalem for Jews 1894 - American inventor Augustine Sackett is granted a patent for Sackett Board, the prototype for drywall (U.S. Patent No. 520,123) 1915 - Local train collides with troop train killing 226 in Gretna, Scotland 1933 - First modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster by Aldie and John Mackay saw "something resembling a whale" 1947 - "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece 1988 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Sherri Turner birdies final 2 holes to win her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott 1996 - "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC; runs for 29 performances 2002 - American 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 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church 2006 - Results from the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006 are announced. 55.4% of voters vote to become independent from the Serbia and Montenegro Union. 2019 - UN General Assembly votes for a motion condemning UK occupation of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean and for them to reunite with nearby Mauritius More Historical Events »
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