Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2015. 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
1917 ― First appearance of Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal
1927 ― “Black Friday” on Berlin Stock Exchange
1930 ― Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas; this is the only known fatality due to hail
1940 ― Churchill says, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat
1945 ― U.S. troops conquer Dakeshi, Okinawa
1950 ― Diner's Club issues its first credit cards
1966 ― Rolling Stones release “Paint it Black”
1972 ― 115 die in nightclub atop seven-story Sennichi department store (Osaka Japan)
1979 ― Shah and family sentenced to death in Teheran