Today is Thursday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2010. 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
1940 _ Churchill says, ``I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat"
1958 _ Rioters attack U.S. Vice President Nixon in Venezuela
1965 _ Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel
1966 _ Rolling Stones release ``Paint it Black"
1979 _ Shah & family sentenced to death in Teheran
1989 _ Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China
1992 _ Three astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the first time