May 21, 1998 After 32 years, President Suharto finally resigns. Vice President B.J. Habibie becomes Indonesia’s third President.

May 22, 1980 The start of the US embargo on the Iranian Islamic Republic.

May 23, 1618 The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) ravages Germany. It begins when three opponents of the Reformation are thrown through a window. Local Protestants are enraged when Catholic King Ferdinand II reneges on promises of religious