On This Day May 22nd

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May 22nd is the one-hundred-forty-second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 223 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

192 – Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son, Lü Bu.

760 – Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

1200 – King John of England and King Philip II of France signed the Treaty of Le Goulet.

1455 – Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.

1762 – Trevi Fountain is officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.

1804 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially begins as the Corps of Discovery departs from St. Charles, Missouri.

1849 – Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

1866 – Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms.

1906 – The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying Machine."

1969—Apollo 10's lunar module flew within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the moon's surface.

 

Birthdays

1408 – Annamacharya, Hindu saint (d. 1503)

1644 – Gabriël Grupello, Flemish Baroque sculptor (d. 1730)

1783 – William Sturgeon, an English physicist and inventor, invented the electromagnet and electric motor (d. 1850)

1831 – Henry Vandyke Carter, English anatomist and surgeon (d. 1897)

1859 – Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (d. 1930)

1928 – T. Boone Pickens, American businessman (d. 2019)

1943 – Tommy John, American baseball player.

1959 – Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and performer.

1982 – Apolo Ohno, American speed skater.

 

Holiday Highlight

Goth, a subculture that emerged in the 1980s in England, has left an indelible mark on fashion. The gothic aesthetic, characterized by black clothing, hair, and even lipstick, has evolved. Today, it's about black, deep red, and dark purple, symbolizing death and the night.

The history of World Goth Day can be traced back to 1967 when the music of the Doors was labeled as “Gothic Rock.” This term quickly became popular and was used to describe music by Velvet Underground and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The history of goths becoming goths can be traced back to 1764, when Horace Walpole published “The Castle of Otranto,” with the subtitle “A Gothic Story” in its second printing. Gothic horror was regarded as a pleasing extension of romantic literature. It alludes to the romance of the darker aspects of life in some ways.

With time, gothic became an essential part of the musical scene. The Doors pioneered modern gothic music. Gothic styles were then adapted into films, such as “Suspiria” and “Eraserhead” in 1977. However, the gothic culture did not take off in movies; today, there are few movies with gothic plots. Nonetheless, it is a popular and well-loved style. Even if you are not into gothic arts and culture, you will be surprised by how beautiful gothic architecture is — a common form adapted in churches and parliamentary buildings and a common sight in many major cities worldwide.

 

Holidays And Observance

Bitcoin Pizza Day

Emergency Medical Services for Children Day

International Day for Biological Diversity

National Buy a Musical Instrument Day

National Maritime Day

National Solitaire Day

National Vanilla Pudding Day

Sherlock Holmes Day

World Goth Day

World Orienteering Day 

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