Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2009. 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
1830 _ Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president
1930 _ Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock TX; this is the only known fatality due to hail
1950 _ Diner's Club issues its first credit cards
1965 _ Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel
1966 _ Rolling Stones release ``Paint it Black"
1989 _ Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China