County history today
May 22
— 1875 – The Nettie Fox, the largest steamer on Chautauqua Lake, was launched. Later renamed Jamestown (not to be confused with the modern vessel).
— 1954 – Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. spoke at the Viking Temple in Jamestown.
— 1969 – Demolition of Brooklyn Square began under urban renewal. The Gifford Building was among the first to go (it had replaced the earlier Ford Block).
— 1996 – The Ironstone Restaurant in Jamestown reopened.
— 1997 – A two-headed calf was born in Russell, Pa., at 9:30 p.m.; it died the next day.