Today is Tuesday, May 13, the 134th day of 2008. There are 232 days left in the year.
1110 _ Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath
1637 _ Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife
1643 _ Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population
1767 _ Mozart's opera ``Apollo et Hyacinthus" premieres in Salzburg
1888 _ Brazil abolishes slavery
1945 _ U.S. troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa
1958 _ Rioters attack U.S. Vice President Nixon in Venezuela
1966 _ Rolling Stones release ``Paint it Black"
1981 _ Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square
1996 _ O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict