What Happened on May 2, 1922

Historical Events

  • WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas

Famous Birthdays

  • A. M. Rosenthal, American journalist and newspaper editor (NY Times), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada (d. 2006)
Born in 1922

Famous Weddings

Isadora Duncan

Dancer Isadora Duncan (44) weds Sergei Esenin (26)

Famous Deaths

  • Richard T. Greener, African-American pioneering scholar and diplomat who was Harvard College's 1st Black graduate, University of South Carolina 1st Black professor and America's 1st Black diplomat to a white country, dies of natural causes at 78 [1]
1922 Highlights

About May 2, 1922

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 101 years and 27 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Taurus