Today In History

Fri., May 22, 1998

In 1761: The first life insurance policy in the United States was issued, in Philadelphia.

In 1868: the Great Train Robbery took place near Marshfield, Ind., as seven members of a gang made off with $96,000.

In 1947: The Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey.

In 1969: The lunar module of Apollo 10 flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.

In 1979: Canadians voted in parliamentary elections that put Progressive Conservatives in power, ending the 11-year tenure of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

In 1992: After a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” for the last time.

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