Today in History: May 22

Today is Sunday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2016. There are 223 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 22, 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy signed a “Pact of Steel” committing the two countries to a military alliance.
On this date:
In 1813, Composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.
In 1859, Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Canon Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 1868, the Great Train Robbery took place near Marshfield, Ind