Today in History: May 22, strongest earthquake recorded strikes Chile

In the present day is Thursday May the nd day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On May the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile The magnitude quake claimed lives left million homeless and triggered a tsunami responsible for over additional deaths in Hawaii Japan and the Philippines Also on this date In the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano signed a Pact of Steel committing their two countries to a military and political alliance Related Articles staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope s American hometown Lincoln s blood-stained gloves from the night of his assassination among artifacts on auction Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set investigators say Why are more shoppers struggling to repay buy now pay later loans In Continental Airlines Flight en passage from Chicago to Kansas City Missouri crashed near Unionville Missouri after a client ignited dynamite on board the plane killing all occupants of the Boeing In President Lyndon B Johnson speaking at the University of Michigan outlined the goals of his Great Society saying that it rests on abundance and liberty for all and demands an end to poverty and racial injustice In the lunar module of Apollo with Thomas P Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard flew within nine miles of the moon s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing In U S sailor Michael L Walker was arrested aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz two days after his father John A Walker Jr was apprehended by the FBI both were later convicted of spying for the Soviet Union Michael Walker served years in prison and was circulated in John Walker Jr died in prison in In after a reign lasting nearly years Johnny Carson hosted his final episode of NBC s Tonight Show Jay Leno took over as host three days later In a massive EF tornado struck Joplin Missouri with winds up to mph killing at least people and destroying about homes and businesses In a suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed people and injured over following an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester England The present day s Birthdays Actor-filmmaker Richard Benjamin is Songwriter Bernie Taupin is Sen Lisa Murkowski R-Alaska is Singer Morrissey is Singer Johnny Gill New Edition is Actor Brooke Smith is Model Naomi Campbell is Actor Sean Gunn is Actor Ginnifer Goodwin is Actor Maggie Q is Olympic speed skating gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno is Tennis member Novak Djokovic is Actor Peyton Elizabeth Lee is