THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

Today is Thursday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2014. There are 223 days left in the year.

12 B.C. ― A daytime meteor shower, possibly Zeta Perseid, observed in China

1570 ― First atlas, with 70 maps, published

1888 ― Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers

1900 ― Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative

1906 ― Wright Brothers patent an aeroplane

1927 ― 8.3 earthquake strikes Nanshan, China, 200,000 killed

1939 ― Hitler and Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"

1943 ― First jet fighter is tested

1961 ― First revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens

1964 ― LBJ presents “Great Society"

1973 ― President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate coverup