May 22nd is the 142nd day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day the Republic of Ireland became the first nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage; the first ever Rugby World Cup kicked off with Italy playing New Zealand in Auckland, and the first atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, was published. More @Wikipedia
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