May 1922
The following events occurred in May 1922:
May 1, 1922 (Monday)
May 2, 1922 (Tuesday)
May 3, 1922 (Wednesday)
May 4, 1922 (Thursday)
May 5, 1922 (Friday)
- The construction of Yankee Stadium began in New York.[12]
- Around Kirven, Texas, an African-American suspect was arrested in connection with the Ausley murder. The county sheriff attempted to drive the suspect to Waco, but a gathering lynch mob blocked the road so he drove him to the county jail in Fairfield instead. There the suspect allegedly confessed and implicated two other African-American men who were also arrested. The white mob soon gathered around the Fairfield jail and demanded the prisoners be handed over.[9][10]
- Born: Monica Lewis, jazz singer and actress, in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
May 6, 1922 (Saturday)
- The First Zhili–Fengtian War appeared to have ended in a Zhili clique victory. Wu Peifu ordered the arrest of several prominent officials, including Liang Shiyi.[13]
- The three African-American suspects in the Ausley murder were taken from the Fairfield county jail by a white lynch mob (accounts vary as to whether the police handed them over willingly or not) and brought back to Kirven. They were then burned alive in the middle of the town square at about 5 in the morning. Several weeks of race-related violence and murders ensued.[9][10][11]
- Utah's first radio station, KZN in Salt Lake City, went on the air.[14]
- Died: Shahaji II, 47, Maharaja of Kolhapur
May 7, 1922 (Sunday)
- Jesse Barnes of the New York Giants pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds. He faced the minimum twenty-seven batters possible, but gave up a fifth-inning walk that was erased by a double play.[15]
- Red Star Olympique defeated Stade Rennais UC 2-0 in the Coupe de France Final.
- The romantic drama film Beyond the Rocks starring Gloria Swanson was released.
- Born: Darren McGavin, actor, in Spokane, Washington (d. 2006); Joe O'Donnell, documentarian, photojournalist and photographer, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- Died: Max Wagenknecht, 64, German composer
May 8, 1922 (Monday)
May 9, 1922 (Tuesday)
May 10, 1922 (Wednesday)
May 11, 1922 (Thursday)
May 12, 1922 (Friday)
May 13, 1922 (Saturday)
May 14, 1922 (Sunday)
May 15, 1922 (Monday)
May 16, 1922 (Tuesday)
May 17, 1922 (Wednesday)
May 18, 1922 (Thursday)
- In a reception at the White House, 50 steel executives agreed to President Harding's request to reduce the 12-hour workday on humanitarian grounds.[29]
- The musical stage comedy Whirled into Happiness with music by Robert Stolz and lyrics by Harry Graham premiered at the Lyric Theatre in London.
- Born: Gerda Boyesen, psychologist, in Bergen, Norway (d. 2005); Bill Macy, actor, in Revere, Massachusetts; Kai Winding, jazz trombonist and composer, in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1983)
- Died: Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, 76, French physician and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
May 19, 1922 (Friday)
May 20, 1922 (Saturday)
May 21, 1922 (Sunday)
May 22, 1922 (Monday)
- London recorded its hottest May temperature in 50 years with a mark of 32.8 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit).[1][39]
- Born: Quinn Martin, television producer, in New York City (d. 1987)
- Died: William Twaddell, 37 or 38, Irish politician (assassinated)
May 23, 1922 (Tuesday)
May 24, 1922 (Wednesday)
May 25, 1922 (Thursday)
- A general strike was called in Rome in protest against the disorders in San Lorenzo. Thousands of pilgrims attending the Eucharistic Congress had to walk to St. Peter's Basilica to hear the Mass because all public transportation was shut down.[42]
- Babe Ruth was ejected for the first time as a Yankee when he threw dirt in an umpire's face after being called out at second base trying to stretch a single into a double. Heckled by a fan the way to the dugout, Ruth ran into the stands in an attempt to fight the spectator, for which he was fined $200 and suspended for one game.[36]
- Born: Enrico Berlinguer, politician, in Sassari, Italy (d. 1984)
May 26, 1922 (Friday)
May 27, 1922 (Saturday)
May 28, 1922 (Sunday)
May 29, 1922 (Monday)
May 30, 1922 (Tuesday)
May 31, 1922 (Wednesday)
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- ↑ "The British Budget". The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney): 11. May 3, 1922.
- ↑ "TSN Radio coming to Hamilton". CHCH. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Gen. Juan Gomez Elected President of Venezuela". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 4, 1922. p. 3.
- ↑ O'Connor, Barbara (2001). Barefoot Dancer: The Story of Isadora Duncan. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publishing Group. p. 79. ISBN 9780876148075.
- ↑ Dailey, Charles (May 4, 1922). "Gen. Wi Killed by Cannon Fire, Chang Reports". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
- ↑ "Gen. Wu's Army Circles Peking; Chang in Flight". Chicago Daily Tribune: 7. May 5, 1922.
- ↑ Tufty, Barbara. 1001 Questions Answered About: Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Other Natural Air Disasters. Dover Publications. p. 81. ISBN 9780486144436.
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- 1 2 "Texas Mob Lynches Three Negroes for Slaying White Girl". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 6, 1922. p. 26.
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- ↑ "Chinese Premier Dismissed – His Arrest Ordered". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 6, 1922. p. 1.
- ↑ "Radio in Utah Began in May 1922 on Station KZN". Utah History to Go. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Anniversary of Barnes, Verlander no-nos". NoNoHitters. May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Eight Russian Priests Sentenced to Death". The New York Times. May 8, 1922. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "The Sheik's Bride". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 10, 1922. p. 2.
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- ↑ "9 Million Marks are Levied on Germany for Destroying Zeppelins". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 10, 1922. p. 1.
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- ↑ Schmitt, Robert C. "Early Radio". HawaiianHistory.org. Hawaiian Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Tageseinträge für 12. Mai 1922". chroniknet. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 "Rudolph Valentino". United States History. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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- ↑ "Tageseinträge für 15. Mai 1922". chroniknet. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Giant of Seas, Majestic, Ends Maiden Voyage". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 17, 1922. p. 3.
- ↑ "RMS Majestic (2nd)". Titanic and Other White Star Line Ships. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ Tremayne, David (2005). Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask. Bantam Press. p. 49. ISBN 9781446438497.
- ↑ Henning, Arthur Sears (May 19, 1922). "Harding Wins Shorter Day". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
- ↑ "British Premier Counsels Russia to Admit Debts". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 19, 1922. p. 1.
- ↑ "Tageseinträge für 19. Mai 1922". chroniknet. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Egypt (1897)". Maritime Quest. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "2 American Women Drown as Steamer Egypt Sinks at Sea". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 22, 1922. p. 1.
- ↑ "May 1922". Dublin City University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Arrest Valentino, Screen Star, on Charge of Bigamy". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 21, 1922. p. 1.
- 1 2 Glueckstein, Fred (2005). The '27 Yankees. Xlibris. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9781469113081.
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- ↑ Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.
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- 1 2 "Tageseinträge für 24. Mai 1922". chroniknet. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Slusser, Robert M.; Triska, Jan F. (1959). A Calendar of Soviet Treaties, 1917–1957. Stanford University Press. pp. 399–400.
- 1 2 "Strike in Rome Forces Pilgrim Throngs to Hike". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 26, 1922. p. 2.
- ↑ "25,000 Ukrainians Parade in Protest". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 28, 1922. p. 5.
- ↑ French: Les Alliés reconnaissent à la Pologne la possession de la Galicie, Chronologie des civilisations, Jean Delorme, Paris, 1956.
- ↑ Ashabranner, Brent (2002). On the Mall in Washington, D.C.: A Visit to America's Front Yard. Brookfield, Connecticut: Twenty-First Century Books. p. 25. ISBN 9780761323518.
- ↑ "1922". Music And History. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Tageseinträge für 31. Mai 1922". chroniknet. Retrieved June 15, 2015.