FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022

1940-Churchill says I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat

1940-German breakthrough at Grebbelinie

1946-Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam

1952-Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India

1958-Jordan & Iraq form the Arab Federation

1970-Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres

1979-Shah & family sentenced to death in Tehran

1981-Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square

1984-"Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances

1989-Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China

1991-"Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale

1992-Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV

1995-6.5 earthquake hits Greece

1997-Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games