Today in History - History - May 22nd

196618th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore win

1863General Ulysses S. Grant begins siege on Vicksburg

1998Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton.

19791st ACE Cable Awards: "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" by Jim Henson and HBO

1993Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title

2002Mike Babcock is named head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks

201119th Billboard Music Awards: Eminem, Recovery win

1176Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo

1990Deion Sanders becomes involved in a dispute with Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, one of the most infamous incidents of Sanders' baseball career

1963Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade

1813Richard Wagner, Leipsig Germany, composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman)

1942[Theodore] Ted Kaczynski, Evergreen Park Illinois, American terrorist (Unabomber)

1859Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice

1970Naomi Campbell, London England, model/actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped)

1860Major General George McClellan (33) weds Mary Ellen at Calvary Church in NYC, New York

2010Singer-songwriter and guitarist Alanis Morissette (38) weds rapper Mario Treadway (32) in Los Angeles

1945Paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren (18) weds partner Ed Warren (18)

2010"Numb3rs" star David Krumholtz (32) weds actress Vanessa Britting (29) at The Plaza Hotel in New York City

337Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome (306-37), dies at 47

1967Langston Hughes, American poet (Weary Blues) and playwright (Mulatto), dies at 65