May 22 in History

• 1836

  May 22, 1836:

  The oratorio titled "St Paul", which was created by German composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn, opens in Dusseldorf, Germany.

• 1950

  May 22, 1950:

  Richard Strauss, a German musician, composes his masterpiece titled “Four Last Songs”.

• 1956

  May 22, 1956:

  NBC-TV broadcasts the final episode of one of the longest-running radio programs known as the "Bob Hope Show".

• 1961

  May 22, 1961:

  American rhythm-and-blues singer Ernie K-Doe hit single titled "Mother-In-Law" becomes number one in the United States.

• 1967

  May 22, 1967:

  American rock and pop collective The Monkees releases their 3rd studio album titled “Headquarters”.

• 1972

  May 22, 1972:

  Canadian rock group The Guess Who records an album dubbed “Live At The Paramount”.

• 1992

  May 22, 1992:

  American comedian and television host Johnny Carson steps down as the host of the late-night talk show named "The Tonight Show".

• 2002

  May 22, 2002:

  American country music artist Aaron Tippin releases a song titled "Kiss This".

• 2012

  May 22, 2012:

  Phillip Phillips becomes the winner of the 11th season of the reality series known as “American Idol”.

• 2015

  May 22, 2015:

  Australian musician, Daniel Johns drops his first album entitled “Talk”.

• 2016

  May 22, 2016:

  American television series, "Preacher" premieres in the United States. The work was developed by Sam Catlin.