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- THIS DAY IN HISTORY -
Earthquake China22nd May ( 1927 ) : An earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter scale strikes Xining in the eastern part of Qinghai province It was one of the deadliest earthquakes on record with a total count of 200,000 deaths
Tiananmen Square in Beijing22nd May ( 1989 ) : Students have now occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing for the 10th day protesting for the pro-democracy movement in China , the total number now exceeds 45,000 and conditions are worsening and the Government in China is considering ways to quell the protestors after the military has stated they will not attack the protestors. ( Just 2 weeks later on June 4th troops with tanks and armored cars stormed Tiananmen Square killing hundreds of protesters )
President Richard Nixon Visits Soviet Union 22nd May ( 1972 ) : President Richard Nixon the first US president to visit Moscow arrives for talks with Soviet leaders over "international issues" including the war in Vietnam and the current Nuclear Arms Race. During his week long visit a treaty to halt the nuclear arms race Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) was agreed which limits the two superpowers to 200 defensive nuclear missiles each. The other important agreement was to work together more in space exploration which will the two countries first joint manned venture into space in June 1975.
The Yorkshire Ripper22nd May ( 1981 ) The Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe has been found guilty of killing 13 women and the attempted murder of 7 others. and is sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail.
