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  1. Kenneth Morgan

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    ON MAY 13th:

    In 1607, English colonists arrived by ship at the site of what became the Jamestown settlement in Virginia (the colonists went ashore the next day).

    In 1862, the USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, stole through Confederate lines and was passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.

    In 1865, in far south Texas, more than a month after Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, the last land battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch, ended with a Confederate victory.

    In 1912, the Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, was established in the United Kingdom.

    In 1914, boxer Joe Louis, the World Heavyweight Champion from 1937-1949, was born in Lafayette, AL.

    In 1918, the first U.S. airmail stamps, featuring a picture of a Curtiss JN-4 biplane, were issued to the public. (On a few of the stamps, the biplane was inadvertently printed upside-down, making the "Inverted Jenny" collector's items.)

    In 1939, the first commercial FM radio station in the United States was launched in Bloomfield, CT. The station later became WDRC-FM.

    In 1940, Germany’s conquest of France began as the German army crosses the Meuse.

    Also in 1940, in his first speech as British prime minister, Winston Churchill told Parliament, "I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

    In 1950, director/producer/VFX artist Joe Johnston was born in Austin, TX. He’s known for both his work on the original “Star Wars” trilogy, and his later work on a number of big budget movies.

    Also in 1950, musician/singer/songwriter/producer Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, MI.

    In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Act.

    Also in 1954, the musical "The Pajama Game" opened on Broadway at the St. James Theater.

    In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, were spat upon and their limousine battered by rocks thrown by anti-U.S. demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela.

    In 1967, on “Doctor Who”, part six of “The Faceless Ones” was broadcast on BBC 1. It featured the last regular appearance of Michael Craze as Ben Jackson, and Anneke Wills as Polly.

    In 1970, the Western “The Ballad of Cable Hogue”, starring Jason Robards and directed by Sam Peckinpah, was released in the U.S.

    Also in 1970, the Beatles documentary “Let It Be” premiered in New York City. It has since become rarely-seen and highly sought-after.

    In 1973, in tennis' first so-called "Battle of the Sexes," Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Court 6-2, 6-1 in Ramona, California.

    In 1978, on “Columbo”, the episode “The Conspirators” was broadcast on NBC-TV. It was the last episode of the original series.

    In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

    In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as police dropped a bomb onto the group's row house; 11 people died in the resulting fire that destroyed 61 homes.

    In 1994, Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman”.

    In 2005, “These are the Voyages…”, the last episode of “Star Trek: Enterprise”, was broadcast on UPN. It provoked considerable controversy among Trekkers.

    In 2006, on “Doctor Who”, the episode “Rise of the Cybermen” was broadcast on BBC 1. It marked the first appearance of the Cybermen (barring a brief reference in “Dalek”) in the revived series.

    In 2013, after some Americans received their copies of the “Doctor Who: The Complete Series Seven” DVD set before the broadcast of the series finale (“The Name of the Doctor”), the BBC urged those fans "not to divulge information or post content publicly so that fellow fans who have yet to see the episodes do not have their viewing pleasure ruined" on their “Doctor Who” Facebook page. Reportedly, the fans complied.
     
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    Thank the Maker. Happy Birthday George Lucas!
     
  4. Kenneth Morgan

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    ON MAY 14th:

    In 1607, Jamestown, VA was settled as an English colony.

    In 1787, In Philadelphia, delegates convened a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presided.

    In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.

    In 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory as well as the Pacific Northwest left camp near present-day Hartford, Illinois.

    In 1897, John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”, the U.S. National March, was first performed. It took place at Willow Grove Park, near Philadelphia, PA.

    In 1900, the Games of the 2nd Olympiad opened in Paris as part of the 1900 World's Fair.

    In 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation was founded in New York.

    In 1933, actress Sian Phillips, best-known for playing Livia in the BBC drama “I, Claudius”, was born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, West Glamorgan, Wales.

    In 1940, the Netherlands surrendered to invading German forces during World War II.

    In 1944, filmmaker George Lucas was born in Modesto, CA. He’s had a somewhat successful career, particularly regarding a space opera he directed a while back.

    In 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv. The same day, the United States, at the direction of President Harry Truman, officially recognized the state.

    In 1955, representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact in Poland.

    In 1961, Freedom Riders were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama.

    In 1962, the drama film “The Intruder”, directed by Roger Corman and starring William Shatner, premiered in New York City.

    In 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young announced their breakup. They have since regrouped several times, both with and without Neil Young.

    In 1971, actress/filmmaker Sofia Coppola was born in New York City.

    In 1973, the United States launched Skylab 1, its first manned space station. (Skylab 1 remained in orbit for six years before burning up during re-entry in 1979.)

    Also in 1973, the National Right to Life Committee was incorporated.

    In 1988, 27 people, mostly teens, were killed when their church bus collided with a pickup truck going the wrong direction on a highway near Carrollton, KY. (Truck driver Larry Mahoney served 9 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter.)

    In 1996, the TV-Movie “Doctor Who”, introducing Paul McGann as the Doctor, premiered in the U.S. on the Fox Network.

    In 1998, actor/singer/Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatra died in Los Angeles hospital at age 82.

    Also in 1998, the final episode of the sit-com "Seinfeld" was broadcast on NBC-TV. It is still the subject of much debate among fans.

    In 2001, principal photography began on “Broken Bow”, the pilot episode of “Star Trek: Enterprise”.

    In 2003, actor/TV host Robert Stack died in Beverly Hills at age 84.

    In 2005, on “Doctor Who”, the episode “Father’s Day” was broadcast on BBC 1. It featured the first appearance of Shaun Dingwall as Pete Tyler.

    In 2010, NBC confirmed it had canceled the crime drama "Law and Order” after 20 seasons on the air.

    In 2015, musician/singer/songwriter/producer B.B. King died in Las Vegas at age 89.
     
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    ON MAY 15th:

    In 1776, Virginia endorsed American independence from Britain.

    In 1800, King George III of the UK survived an assassination attempt by James Hadfield, who was later acquitted by reason of insanity.

    In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an act establishing the Department of Agriculture.

    In 1869, in New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association.

    In 1905, Las Vegas was founded when 110 acres (0.45 km2), in what later would become downtown, were auctioned off.

    In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil Co. was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and ordered its breakup.

    In 1928, the silent cartoon “Plane Crazy” premiered in a test screening. The first cartoon featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, it would be officially released, with sound, in 1929.

    In 1930, registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard an Oakland-to-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport (a forerunner of United Airlines).

    In 1940, DuPont began selling its nylon stockings nationally.

    Also in 1940, the original McDonald's restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, CA by Richard and Maurice McDonald.

    In 1941, the Gloster E.28/39, the first British and Allied jet aircraft, had its first flight.

    In 1942, in the United States, a bill creating the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was signed into law.

    In 1948, the day after the state of Israel was established, it was attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

    In 1955, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France signed the Austrian State Treaty, which re-established Austria's independence.

    In 1963, astronaut L. Gordon Cooper blasted off aboard Faith 7 on the final mission of the Project Mercury space program.

    In 1968, John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show." Joe Garagiola was sitting in for Johnny Carson. During the show the establishment of the Apple record label was announced.

    In 1970, just after midnight, Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green, two black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi, were killed as police opened fire during student protests.

    In 1972, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot and left paralyzed by Arthur H. Bremer while campaigning for president in Laurel, Maryland. (Bremer served 35 years for attempted murder.)

    In 1974, terrorists attacked and took hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people were killed, including 22 schoolchildren.

    In 1987, the comedy “Ishtar”, starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman, was released in the U.S. It would become notorious for its failure at the box office.

    In 1988, the Soviet Union began the process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, more than eight years after Soviet forces had entered the country.

    In 1991, Edith Cresson was appointed by French President Francois Mitterrand to be France's first female prime minister.

    In 2004, Arsenal F.C. became the first team in English First Division history to go an entire league campaign unbeaten.

    In 2005, “Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith” had its official premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, following several showings at charity events.

    In 2015, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death for his role in the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
     
  8. Juliet316

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    (of course Prop 8 would be voted into California's constitution months later)







     
  9. SergeyX2017

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    On May 16:

    In 1717, the poet Voltaire was imprisoned in the Basille in France.

    In 1744, the death penalty is abolished in Russia, for a time, by the decree of Empess Elizaveta Petrovna (known in English as "Elizabeth of Rusia")
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    She was a rather benevolent monarch that way. Once, for example, Natalia Lopukhina, one of her own court ladies, allegedly publicly insulted the name of Her Majesty. For this, she was to be toed to a wheel and stretched to her death, that was the law. But, the Empress, in her merciful kindness, instead had her whipped, her tongue torn out of her mouth, and the the women exiled to some hellhole in Siberia for life. Merciful, kind woman, as I said lol She also introduced probably the world's first ever speed limits in Russian cities (recall, this was long before cars, people were riding horses back then :D); and also fines for swearing in pubic. She did NOT like when people swore. Nice lady :)

    Also, on May 16th, 1770, at the age of fifteen, Louis-Auguste, the future Louis XVI married the fourteen-year-old Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia, aka Marie Antoinette.

    In 1836, then 27 year old Edgar Allan Poe married his 13 year old cousin Virginia Clemm. I guess pedophilia wasn't really a concept yet, in those days...

    In 1896, in St. Petersburg, at Aquarium Theater, occurred the fist ever cinema screening in Russia.

    In 1920, Joan of Arc was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

    In 1924, the first issue of children's magazine "Murzilka" was published in Soviet Union. The magazine is incredibly popular with kids, and continued to exist in Russia after the Soviet Union went away, it still comes out every month, and even has its own website now: http://www.murzilka.org/home/news/
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    Millennial issue of Murzilka from January 2000.

    In 1943, German troops crush the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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    In 1954, at a GULag concentration camp in Kengir, Kazakhstan, about 5,000 political prisoners, about 40% of whom were Ukrainians, and 12-3% Russians, and the rest from various other Republics, mutinied in what became known as the Kengir Uprising. They succeeded in forcing the guards to flee the camp, and even managed to get some of their guns (they had also managed to secretly set up their own weapon making shops, the whole uprising had been planned for months, actually!). However, the MVD (predecessor to the KGB) and Red Army troops crushed the rebellion, using T-34 tanks, among other things. Hundreds of the prisoners were slaughtered...

    In 1972, in Svetlogosk, in Kaliningrad region, on the Baltic sea, a Soviet An-24 military transport plane crashed, right on top of a kindergarten. 8 military crew were killed on the plane; and 23 children and 2 nannies died on the ground.

    And, of course, on May 16, 2002, was the premiere Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones :)
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    ALSO ON MAY 16th:

    In 1763, the English lexicographer, author and wit Samuel Johnson first met his future biographer, James Boswell.

    In 1868, the U.S. Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on the eleven articles of impeachment against him.

    In 1905, actor Henry Fonda was born in Grand Island, NE.

    In 1906, writer/illustrator Margaret Rey, co-creator of Curious George, was born in Hamburg, Germany.

    In 1918, the Sedition Act of 1918 was passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. (It was repealed less than two years later.)

    In 1919, a naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read left Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.

    In 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. "Wings" won "best production," while Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor were named best actor and best actress.

    In 1937, actress/dancer Yvonne Craig, best-known for playing Batgirl in the “Batman” TV series, was born in Taylorville, IL.

    In 1939, the federal government began its first food stamp program in Rochester, NY.

    In 1946, the musical "Annie Get Your Gun," featuring songs by Irving Berlin, opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theater. Ethel Merman starred in the show.

    In 1948, CBS News correspondent George Polk, who'd been covering the Greek civil war between communist and nationalist forces, was found slain in Salonika Harbor.

    In 1953, actor Pierce Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Years later, he nearly replaced Roger Moore and later actually did replace Timothy Dalton, both times for the same role.

    In 1961, actor/writer/Kid in the Hall Kevin McDonald was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    In 1963, the spacecraft Faith 7, piloted by Gordon Cooper, splashed down after a flight of nearly 35 hours, ending Project Mercury.

    In 1966, the thriller “Seconds”, starring Rock Hudson and directed by John Frankenheimer, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. (It would be released in the U.S. the following October.)

    In 1966, the Beach Boys released their groundbreaking album, "Pet Sounds."

    In 1973, the thriller “The Day of the Jackal”, based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and starring Edward Fox, premiered in New York City.

    In 1974, Josip Broz Tito was elected president for life of Yugoslavia.

    In 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

    In 1988, a report by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop stated that the addictive properties of nicotine were similar to those of heroin and cocaine.

    In 1990, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. died in Los Angeles at age 64.

    Also in 1990, producer/director/actor/Muppeteer Jim Henson died in New York at age 53.

    In 1991, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress. She was the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.

    In 1999, charity premieres for “Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace” were held in 12 cities.

    In 2009, the Pixar animated movie “Up” had its U.S. premiere in Hollywood, CA.

    In 2011, STS-134 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.

    In 2014, production began on “Star Wars: Episode VII- The Force Awakens” at Pinewood Studios in London.
     
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    ON MAY 17th:

    In 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides, ridden by Oliver Lewis.

    In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.

    In 1814, Norway's constitution was signed, providing for a limited monarchy.

    In 1886, inventor/entrepreneur John Deere died in Moline, IL at age 82.

    In 1912, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs for president at its convention in Indianapolis.

    In 1939, Britain's King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, arrived in Quebec on the first visit to Canada by a reigning British monarch.

    Also in 1939, the Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers played in the United States' first televised sporting event, a college baseball game in New York City.

    In 1940, the Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War II.

    In 1943, the Dambuster Raids by RAF No. 617 Squadron on German dams were executed.

    In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, unanimously struck down racially segregated public schools.

    In 1955, actor/director Bill Paxton was born in Ft. Worth, TX. In his later career, his characters wouldn’t fare well against Aliens, a Terminator, or a Predator, but would have better luck with the Apollo program and the RMS Titanic.

    In 1961, Cuban leader Fidel Castro offered to release prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion in exchange for 500 bulldozers. (The prisoners were eventually freed in exchange for medical supplies.)

    In 1973, a special committee convened by the U.S. Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate scandal.

    In 1974, thirty-three civilians were killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force detonated four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It was the deadliest terrorist attack in the Republic's history.

    In 1975, Elton John was awarded a platinum record for sales of a million copies of his album, "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy." It was the first album to sell a million copies on its first day of release.

    In 1980, rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami's Liberty City after an all-white jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie.

    In 1985, on “Dallas”, the episode “Swan Song” was broadcast on CBS-TV. It concluded with the death of Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy), but it didn’t take.

    In 1987, 37 American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S. Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf. (Iraq apologized for the attack, calling it a mistake, and paid more than $27 million in compensation.)

    In 1995, Jacques Chirac was sworn in as president of France, ending the 14-year tenure of Socialist Francois Mitterrand.

    In 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to allow legal same-sex marriages.

    Also in 2004, actor/producer/director Tony Randall died in New York City at age 84.

    In 2015, at least nine people were killed and 18 injured, some by law enforcement and others in gunfire exchanges, in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, TX.
     
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    ON MAY 18th:

    In 1152, King Henry II of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine.

    In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.

    In 1765, about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.

    In 1863, during the Civil War, the Siege of Vicksburg began.

    In 1896, the Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed "separate but equal" racial segregation, a concept renounced 58 years later in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

    In 1897, producer/director/screenwriter Frank Capra was born in Bisacquino, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy.

    In 1910, Halley's Comet passed by earth, brushing it with its tail.

    In 1926, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, California. (McPherson reappeared more than a month later, saying she'd escaped after being kidnapped and held for ransom.)

    In 1927, Grauman’s Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, CA.

    In 1931, cartoonist Don Martin, best-known for his work on “MAD Magazine”, was born in Paterson, NJ.

    In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

    In 1934, Congress approved, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed, the so-called "Lindbergh Act," providing for the death penalty in cases of interstate kidnapping.

    In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces finally occupied Monte Cassino in Italy after a four-month struggle with Axis troops.

    In 1946, actor Andreas Katsulas, well-known for playing G’Kar on “Babylon 5” and Sykes, the One-Armed Man, in the movie version of “The Fugitive”, was born in St. Louis, MO.

    In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier as she piloted a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake, CA.

    In 1955, “Kiss Me Deadly”, the movie version of Mickey Spillane’s novel, was released in the U.S.

    In 1963, The Beatles began their first tour of the UK as headliners.

    In 1969, astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford and John W. Young blasted off aboard Apollo 10 on a mission to orbit the Moon.

    In 1971, the horror film “The Abominable Dr. Phibes”, starring Vincent Price in the title role, was released in the U.S.

    In 1973, Harvard law professor Archibald Cox was appointed Watergate special prosecutor by U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson.

    In 1979, the theatrical version of the original “Battlestar Galactica” pilot film was released in the U.S. IN SENSURROUND!

    In 1980,the Mount St. Helens volcano in the state of Washington exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing and causing over $1 billion in damages.

    In 1996, on “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, the episode featuring the movie “Laserblast” was broadcast on Comedy Central. At the time, it was intended as the last episode of the series, unless it was picked up by another network (which it was). The episode was followed by the premiere of the special “The TV Wheel”, from MST3K creator Joel Hodgson.

    In 2003, the Disney Pixar animated movie “Finding Nemo” premiered in Hollywood, CA.

    In 2013, on “Doctor Who”, the episode “The Name of the Doctor” was broadcast on BBC 1. The final episode of the 7th season, it featured the first appearance of John Hurt as the War Doctor.

    In 2015, the Disney Pixar movie “Inside Out” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
     
  17. Juliet316

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    Also on this date, in 2017, Fox news co - founder Roger Ailes and Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Cris Cornell died.










     
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    ON MAY 19th:

    In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.

    In 1780, a combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover caused complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 10:30 A.M.

    In 1913, California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the Webb-Hartley Law prohibiting "aliens ineligible to citizenship" from owning farm land, a measure targeting Asian immigrants, particularly Japanese.

    In 1924, the Marx Brothers made their Broadway debut in the revue "I'll Say She Is."

    In 1927, the war drama “Wings” premiered in San Antonio, TX. It starred Charles “Buddy” Rogers, Richard Arlen and Clara Bow, and was directed by William Wellman.

    In 1935, actor Michael Wisher, best-known for playing Davros on “Doctor Who”, was born in London.

    In 1943, in his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country's full support in the fight against Japan.

    In 1944, actor Peter Mayhew was born in Barnes, Surrey, England. Years later, there’d be considerable debate over why one of his characters didn’t get a medal from Princess Leia.

    In 1945, musician/singer/songwriter Pete Townshend was born in Chiswick, Greater London.

    In 1950, a barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan exploded in the harbor at South Amboy, NJ, devastating the city.

    In 1951, the Looney Tunes cartoon “Rabbit Fire”, featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, was released in the U.S. It was the first in director Chuck Jones’ “hunting trilogy” of cartoons.

    In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday to You" to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York's Madison Square Garden.

    In 1973, Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes, the second of his Triple Crown victories.

    In 1981, five British soldiers were killed by an Irish Republican Army landmine in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

    In 1984, as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Torrence, CA, Sgt. Donald Fauntleroy Duck was formally discharged from the U.S. Army, 43 years after being drafted.

    In 1989, the action movie “Road House”, starring Patrick Swayze, was released in the U.S.

    In 1992, in a case that drew much notoriety, Mary Jo Buttafuoco of Massapequa, NY, was shot and seriously wounded by her husband Joey's teenage lover, Amy Fisher.

    In 1997, the sequel “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” premiered in Los Angeles.

    In 2016, EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo. There were no survivors.
     
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    ON MAY 20th:

    In 1861, the state of Kentucky proclaimed its neutrality in the Civil War, which would last until September 3rd, when Confederate forces entered the state. Meanwhile, the state of North Carolina seceded from the Union.

    In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlements west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for farming.

    In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

    In 1884, producer Leon Schlesinger, best-known for founding what would become the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, was born in Philadelphia, PA.

    In 1902, the United States ended a three-year military presence in Cuba as the Republic of Cuba was established under its first elected president, Tomas Estrada Palma.

    In 1908, actor/USAF Maj. General James Stewart was born in Indiana, PA.

    In 1925, the newly built headquarters of the United States Chamber of Commerce was formally dedicated in Washington D.C.

    In 1942, during World War II, the Office of Civilian Defense was established.

    In 1948, Chiang Kai-shek was elected as the first President of the Republic of China.

    In 1949, actor/writer/comedian Dave Thomas was born in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. He’d later be connected with a certain Melonville-based TV station.

    In 1954, the song “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets released on Decca Records.

    In 1956, in Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb was dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

    In 1959, nearly 5,000 Japanese-Americans had their U.S. citizenships restored after choosing to renounce them during World War II.

    In 1961, a white mob attacked a busload of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, AL, prompting the federal government to send in U.S. marshals to restore order.

    In 1970, some 100,000 people demonstrated in New York's Wall Street district in support of U.S. policy in Vietnam and Cambodia.

    In 1975, “Star Trek: The Animated Series” won a Daytime Emmy award for Best Children’s Program.

    In 1982, principal photography was completed on “Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi”.

    In 1985, Radio Marti, operated by the U.S. government, began broadcasting; Cuba responded by attempting to jam its signal.

    In 1988, the fantasy movie “Willow”, starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer, was released in the U.S.

    In 1989, actress/comedienne Gilda Radner died in Los Angeles at age 42.

    In 1995, President Bill Clinton announced that the two-block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House would be permanently closed to motor vehicles as a security measure.

    In 1996, actor Jon Pertwee died in Sherman, CT at age 76.

    In 2008, it was announced that Russell T. Davies would be leaving his position as Executive Producer of “Doctor Who” and would be replaced by Stephen Moffat.

    In 2015, David Letterman made his last appearance on “The Late Show”.
     
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    ON MAY 21st:

    In 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.

    In 1892, the opera "Pagliacci," by Ruggero Leoncavallo, premiered in Milan, Italy.

    In 1917, actor Raymond Burr was born in New Westminster, British Colombia, Canada. His long career in radio, movies & TV ran the gamut from facing Godzilla in Tokyo to facing Hamilton Burger in an L.A. courtroom.

    In 1918, actor/singer/comedian Dennis Day was born in New York City.

    In 1924, in a case that drew much notoriety, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a "thrill killing" carried out by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (Bobby's cousin).

    In 1927, Charles Lindbergh touched down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

    In 1932, bad weather forced Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

    In 1941, a German U-boat sank the American merchant steamship SS Robin Moor in the South Atlantic after the ship's passengers and crew were allowed to board lifeboats.

    In 1943, the White Sox and the Senators played the fastest 9-inning night game in American League history. The game was finished in 89 minutes.

    Also in 1943, the western film “The Ox-Bow Incident”, starring Henry Fonda, went into wide release in the U.S.

    In 1945, actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married at Malabar Farm in Lucas, OH. It was his fourth marriage, her first, and would last until Bogart's death in 1957.

    Also in 1945, actor/writer/producer Richard Hatch was born in Santa Monica. He’s best-known for his work with the “Battlestar Galactica” franchise.

    In 1952, the Brooklyn Dodgers scored 15 runs in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds. The final score was 19-1.

    In 1955, Chuck Berry recorded his first single, "Maybellene," at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago for Chess Records.

    Also in 1955, “Godzilla Raids Again”, the American version of the kaiju movie “Gojira no gyakushu”, was released in the U.S. under the title “Gigantis, the Fire Monster”.

    In addition in 1955, Johnny Cash released his first single, "Hey, Porter."

    In 1963, Stevie Wonder’s song "Fingertips”, recorded live in Chicago during a "Motown Revue" in June, 1962, was released on the Tamla label. The B-side, featuring the second half of the song, became his first number one hit, at age 13.

    In 1966, Nichelle Nichols was hired to play Lt. Uhura on the original series “Star Trek”, only three days before filming began on the series’ first regular episode, “The Corbomite Maneuver”.

    Also in 1969, Jon Pertwee was formally hired to replace Patrick Troughton as the Doctor on “Doctor Who”.

    In 1971, the sci-fi movie “Escape from the Planet of the Apes” was released in the U.S.

    Also in 1971, actor/singer/writer/comedian/puppeteer Josh “J. Elvis” Weinstein was born. One of the Cinematic Titans, he’d also play, as he described it, “the Tom Servo you don’t like as much”. Many MSTies respectfully disagree with that statement.

    In 1972, Michelangelo's Pieta, on display at the Vatican, was damaged by a hammer-wielding man who shouted he was Jesus Christ.

    In 1975, the comedy movie “The Return of the Pink Panther”, starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, was released in the U.S.

    In 1982, during the Falklands War, British amphibious forces landed on the beach at San Carlos Bay.

    In 1990, CBS aired the final episode of the sitcom "Newhart"

    In 1993, the comedy spoof “Hot Shots! Part Deux” was released in the U.S.

    In 2005, on “Doctor Who”, “The Empty Child” was broadcast on BBC 1. It featured the first appearance of John Barrowman as Jack Harkness.

    In 2011, radio evangelist/ broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date. He was incorrect, as he was with other similar predictions.

    In 2014, the National September 11 Museum opened to the public in New York City, following its May 15th dedication.
     
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