Today is Saturday, May 31, the 152nd day of 2008. There are 214 days left in the year.
70 _ Rome captures first wall of the city of Jerusalem
1621 _ Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for one night
1790 _ U.S. copyright law enacted
1879 _ First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition
1900 _ U.S. troops arrive in Peking, help put down Boxer Rebellion
1917 _ First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball)
1955 _ Supreme Court orders school integration ``with all deliberate speed"
1974 _ Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights
1979 _ Zimbabwe proclaims independence
1997 _ Donovan Bailey beats Michael Johnson in 150-meter race