22 May 1906

The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their “Flying-Machine”. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are widely credited with making the…

22 May 1846

The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative. The Associated Press (AP) is a not-for-profit news agency headquartered in…

22 May 1840

The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.

22 May 2015

The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Irish_constitutional_referendums’]

22 May 1826

The HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage. Captain Pringle Stokes was appointed captain of Beagle on 7 September 1825, and the ship was allocated…

22 May 1906

The Wright brothers are granted a patent for their “Flying-Machine”. May 22, 1906 – The Wright Brothers were Granted a U.S. Patent for a “Flying…

22 May 1990

North and South Yemen join to create the Republic of Yemen. Although there are no cultural, ethnic and linguistic elements that could divide the North…