Event:
Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has become interim leader of Thailand in a military coup today; the military has thrown out part of the constitution, imposed a curfew and placed media and Internet communication under its control
More Notable Events on May 22:
1990 Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
1972 U.S. president Nixon begins visit Moscow
1943 1st jet fighter is tested
1933 Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay
1906 Wright Brothers patent the aeroplane
