- 1883] Happy 126th: The Brooklyn Bridge opens to the public (5/24)...
- 1934] They're young, they're in love and they kill people: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are shot and killed in an ambush set up by former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (5/23)...
- 1935] Bye bye Bab(e)y: Babe Ruth hits his 714th and final home run as a member of the Boston Braves. The blast reportedly traveled more than 600 feet (5/25)...
- 1954] Baruch atah: Robert Zimmerman is bar mitzvahed in Hibbing (MN) after taking private Hebrew lessons. Robert becomes a man and will eventually change his name to Bob Dylan, not because of Dylan Thomas but “because it sounded like a Scottish King and I liked it”. Those are Dylan’s own words (5/22)…
- 1960] Musical call letters: WRCA changes call letters back to WNBC (5/23). To whoever was responsible: Thank you...
- 1961] To the moon Alice: President John F. Kennedy asks America to work toward putting a man on the moon (5/25)...
- 1980] Wedding Bells: Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue swap "I Do's" (5/22). They're still happily married...
- 1987] Like father, like son: Al Unser, Sr. wins his 4th Indy 500 at the age of 47 (5/24). Five years later, same date in 1991, Al Unser, Jr. wins it, making junior the first, second-generation winner (5/24)...
- 1992] One more for the road: Johnny Carson hosts his final "Tonight Show" with Bette Midler singing to him (5/22). There was not a dry eye in the audience or at home. Johnny started hosting the show on October 2, 1962...
- 2002] Once was lost, now is found: The remains of Chandra Levy are found in a Washington (DC) park (5/22). California Congressman Gary Condit is questioned because of his personal relationship with the intern but is never charged with the crime...For more on May 22 - 25th:
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