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American comedian Johnny Carson, considered by many to be the king of late-night television, made his final appearance as host of The Tonight Show.

May 22, 1992

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-22

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Michelangelo's Pietà, a sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary supporting the body of the dead Christ, was attacked and badly damaged in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.

May 21, 1972

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U.S. Homestead Act signed

On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided 160 acres of public land virtually free of charge to those who had lived on and cultivated the land for at least five years.

May 20, 1862

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-20

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Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; the ceremony, unlike any previous British royal wedding, mixed pomp and circumstance with African American culture, the latter a celebration of the bride's biracial background.

May 19, 2018

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Eruption of Mount St. Helens

On this day in 1980, following an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted in one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America.

May 18, 1980

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School segregation outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court

On this day in 1954, lawyer Thurgood Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

May 17, 1954

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-17