TODAY IN HISTORY
Associated Press
On May 22, 1960, an earthquake of magnitude 9.5, the strongest ever measured, struck southern Chile, claiming some 1,655 lives.
In 1967, poet Langston Hughes died at age 65.
In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the final time.
In 2011, a tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, with winds up to 250 mph, claiming at least 159 lives and destroying about 8,000 homes and businesses.
In 2018, Stacey Abrams won Georgia’s Democratic
gubernatorial primary, making her the first woman nominee for Georgia governor from either major party.
“Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husbandpleaded guilty to paying half a million dollars into the University of Southern California as part of a college admissions bribery scheme.