May 22, 1973President Richard Nixon confesses his role in the Watergate cover-up.

May 23, 1618The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) ravages Germany. It begins when opponents of the Reformation are thrown through a window. The official Defenestration of Prague is the official trigger for the Thirty Years War. Local Protestants become enraged when Catholic King Ferdinand II reneges on promises of religious freedom and storm Hradcany Castle and throw thre