What Happened on May 24, 2010

• Andrew Wakefield, doctor at the center of MMR vaccination scare, struck off the UK medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct
• NHL Eastern Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 1

• Anneliese Rothenberger, German operatic lyric soprano, 1942-83, dies at 85
• Morrie Martin, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1949-59 (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), and double Purple Heart Army veteran, dies at 87
• Paul Gray, American heavy metal bassist (Slipknot), dies of a drug overdose at 38
• Petr Muk, Czech new-wave and pop musician, and singer-songwriter (Oceán; Shalom), dies from mixing alcohol and prescription medications at 45
• Ray Alan, English ventriloquist and television entertainer (Lord Charles), dies at 79
• Raymond V. Haysbert, African-American business executive and civil rights leader (b. 1920)
• Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937)
• Virendra Bhatia, Indian politician (b. 1947)

Holidays: Victoria Day (Canada)

• #1 Song: OMG - Usher Featuring will.i.am
• #1 Song: Nothin' On You - B.O.B Ft. Bruno Mars