What Happened on May 22, 1990

Historical Events

Baseball Record

Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game

Sports History

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

Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23
Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
North & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen

Famous Deaths

Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies
Rocky Graziano, American boxer (World Middleweight title 1947-48; famous Tony Zale trilogy) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover), dies of heart failure at 71

1990 Highlights