FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

Today is Friday, May 17, the 137th day of 2013. There are 228 days left in the year.

1536 ― Anne Boleyn's four “lovers” executed

1620 ― First merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)

1846 ― Saxophone is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax

1884 ― Alaska becomes a U.S. territory

1904 ― Maurice Ravel’s “Scheherazade” premieres in Paris, France

1916 ― British Summer Time (Daylight Savings), first introduced

1949 ― British government recognizes Republic of Ireland

1960 ― First atomic reactor system to be patented, J.W. Flora, Canoga Park, Calif.

1967 ― Dylan’s 1965 U.K. Tour is released as the film “Don't Look Back"

1973 ― Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings