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SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017

Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2017. There are 218 days left in the year.1979 — Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic1979 —Pope John Paul ordains John J O’Conner as a bishop1981 — John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol1981 — Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but the umpire says no11981 — USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR1983 — Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress1984 — Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic1985 — Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 19971985 — Inaugural bands parade for President Reagan

May 26, 2017

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017

Today is Friday, May 26, the 146th day of 2017. There are 219 days left in the year.1942 — Belgian Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star1942 — Tank battle at Bir Hakeim: African corps vs British army1943 — Jews riot against Germany in Amsterdam1943 — Premier Churchill & General Marshall fly from U.S. to North Africa1948 — South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy1951 — Vaughan Williams “Pilgrim’s Progress” premieres in London1955 — Conservatives win British parliamentary election1955 — Khrushchev arrives in Belgrade 1956 — Aircraft carrier “Bennington” burns off Rhode Island, killing 1031957 — Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open

May 25, 2017

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

Today is Thursday, May 25, the 145th day of 2017. There are 220 days left in the year.1977 — Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election1977 — Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome1979 — Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt1980 — Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic1981 — Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago’s Sears Tower in 7 hours1982 — Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar1983 — "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released1983 — First National Missing Children’s Day is proclaimed1983 — Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 3571983 — France performs nuclear test

May 24, 2017

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017

Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2017. There are 221 days left in the year.1986 — Country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy Mahl1986 — Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British PM to visit Israel1986 — Reginald Huffstetler treads water for 985 hours1988 — Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL’s Stanley Cup finals1989 — “Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade” premieres1989 — French war criminal Paul Touvier arrested in monastery in Nice1993 — Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after 30-year civil war1993 — Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy to avoid paying $7.4 million settlement1993 — Kurd rebellion kills 33 soldiers & 5 citizens in Turkey

May 23, 2017

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017

Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2017. There are 222 days left in the year.1978 — American League approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15 million1978 — General strike in Peru1979 — Rocker Tom Petty files chapter 11 bankruptcy1979 — West-Germany elects Karl Carstens president1980 — ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton1981 — Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage1981 — NASA launches Intelsat V1982 — BBC warns Britain will bomb Argentina1982 — Cathy Morse wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic1982 — Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles1982 — Pope John Paul II declares "Peerke" Donders divine1983 — Radio Moscow announcer Vladimir Danchev praises Afgh?nist?n Muslims standing up to Russia; he is removed from the air1984 — Anderlecht wins 13th UEFA Cup at London1984 — Detroit Tigers win American League record tying 16th straight road game1986 — US & West Eur

May 22, 2017

MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017

Today is Monday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2017. There are 223 days left in the year.1983 — Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit homerun1985 — Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid1987 — 30 killed in a Texas tornado1988 — 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner1990 — Microsoft releases Windows 3.01990 — North & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen1991 — Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome1992 — California Angels are involved in a bus crash in New Jersey1992 — Johnny Carson’s final appearance as host of the Tonight Show1994 — Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open

May 21, 2017

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017

Today is Saturday, May 20, the 140th day of 2017. There are 225 days left in the year.1985 — U.S. began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti1986 — Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv1987 — Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF & Harley Race for trademark name "king"1988 — Mike Schmidt hits his 535th homerun, moving into 8th place1989 — China declares martial law 1990 — "Truly Blessed" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 33 performances 1990 — Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf International1990 — Hubble Space Telescope sends 1st photographs from space1991 — Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA’s MVP

May 19, 2017

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017

Today is Friday, May 19, the 139th day of 2017. There are 226 days left in the year.1983 — NASA launches Intelsat V 1983 Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington DC1987 — First American Comedy Award1989 — Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas1991 — Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic1991 — Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge1991 — Willy T Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 5001992 — 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary1992 — Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in Massapequa Long Island New York

May 18, 2017

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017

Today is Thursday, May 18, the 138th day of 2017. There are 227 days left in the year.1986 — Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic1986 — South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia1990 — East and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty1991 — France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island1992 — Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs1993 — Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty1993 — Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto Santapaola1994 — Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip1994 — Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens

May 17, 2017

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017

Today is Wednesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2017. There are 228 days left in the year.1980 — Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live1983 — Israel & Lebanon sign a peace treaty1983 — Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in four games1987 — “Stardust” closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances1987 — USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die1989 — Nelson Mandela receives a BA degree from University of South Africa1989 — Vincent Van Gogh’s “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” auctioned for $825 million1990 — European court rules pension rights for both men & women1990 — WIBC Bowling Queens won by Patty Ann

May 16, 2017

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