MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011

Today is Monday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2011. There are 222 days left in the year.

1430 _ Joan of Arc captured by Burgundians at Compiegne, who sell her to the British

1611 _ Matthias von Habsburg chosen king of Bohemia

1618 _ Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle

1853 _ Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited in 1859)

1865 _ Flag flown at full staff over White House, first time since Lincoln shot

1883 _ Baseball game between one-armed and one-legged players

1900 _ Associated Press News Service forms in New York

1945 _ Winston Churchill resigns as British P.M.

1958 _ Mao Tse Tung starts ``Great leap forward" movement in China

1969 _ The Who release the rock opera ``Tommy"