MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.

1310 ― Shoes were made for both right and left feet

1498 ― Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta, India

1874 ― Levi Strauss markets blue jeans with copper rivets, price $13.50 dozen

1900 ― Second modern Olympic games opens in Paris, France (lasted five months)

1926 ― Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies

1954 ― Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China

1989 ― China declares martial law in Beijing

1991 ― Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA’s MVP

1991 ― Soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad

1992 ― Rap singer raps 597 syllables in 55.12 seconds