On This Day in History May 22, 2023

Historical Events 1570  1st atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' (Theatre of the World), published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps 1843  1st wagon train with 700 - 1000 migrants, departs Independence, Missouri for Oregon 1939  Germany's Adolf Hitler and Italy's Benito Mussolini sign the "Pact of Steel" formalizing the 1936 alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis 1946  First US rocket (WAC Corporal) to reach edge of space fired from White Sands Missile Range New Mexico 2014  Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha stage a coup in Thailand, suspending the kingdom's constitution and taking control of the government, the 12th since the country's first coup in 1932 Famous Birthdays Arthur Conan Doyle 1859 - 1930 Naomi Campbell 53rd Birthday Richard Wagner 1813 - 1883 T. Boone Pickens 1928 - 2019 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Constantine the Great 272 AD - 337 AD Langston Hughes 1902 - 1967 More Famous Deaths May 22: Sorry, Son, But You Have To Die Constantine the Great, who died on this day, was the first Roman Emperor to become a Christian. But there was nothing forgiving about his dealings with sinners. Read the Article