MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008

Today is Monday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2008. There are 233 days left in the year.

1733 _ Maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague

1777 _ First ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-New York Gazette)

1792 _ Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented

1925 _ Uzbekistan and Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics

1932 _ Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell NJ

1942 _ Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River

1959 _ Liz Taylor's fourth marriage (Eddie Fisher)

1963 _ Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show

1965 _ Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations

1997 _ 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea