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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013

Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2013. There are 231 days left in the year. 1607 ― First permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Va. 1796 ― First smallpox inoculation administered, by Edward Jenner 1800 ― Friedrich von Schiller's “Macbeth" premieres in Weimar 1921 ― Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats 1932 ― “We Want Beer!" parade in New York City 1948 ― U.S. grants Israel de facto recognition 1960 ― USSR launch first (unmanned) space capsule 1968 ― Czechoslovakian Government announces liberalizing reforms under Alexander Dubcek 1989 ― Demonstration for democratic reforms in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 1991 ― Winnie Mandela sentenced to six years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died; she is freed pending appeal 

May 13, 2013

MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

Today is Monday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2013. 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” 1965 ― Rolling Stones record “Satisfaction" 1970 ― Beatles movie “Let it Be" premieres1989 ― Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China 1991 ― “Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale 1992 ― Three astronauts simultaneously walk in space for the first time 1996 ― O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict

May 12, 2013

SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013

Today is Saturday, May 11, the 131st day of 2013. There are 234 days left in the year. 1330 ― Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire 1812 ― Waltz introduced into English ballrooms: Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on! 1916 ― Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented 1924 ― Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire) 1949 ― First Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC) 1950 ― Eugene Ionesco's “La Cantatrice Chauve" premieres in Paris, France 1959 ― Elvis Presley's first entry on U.K. charts with “Heartbreak Hotel" 1963 ― “Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits No. 2 1972 ― John Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett Show 1981 ― Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical “Cats" premieres in London 

May 10, 2013

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013

Today is Friday, May 10, the 130th day of 2013. There 235 days left in the year. 1497 ― Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for first voyage to New World 1752 ― Benjamin Franklins first tests the lightning rod 1924 ― J. Edgar Hoover appointed head of the FBI 1933 ― Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany 1940 ― Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British P.M. 1959 ― Soviet forces arrive in Afghanistan 1972 ― Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77 1983 ― Lee Chin-yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul 1994 ― Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's first black president 1994 ― Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with five neo-fascists 

May 9, 2013

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013

Today is Thursday, May 9, the 129th day of 2013. There are 236 days left in the year. 1502 ― Columbus left Spain on his fourth & final trip to New World 1788 ― English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade 1868 ― Anton Bruckner’s 1st Symphony in C, premieres 1899 ― Lawn mower patented 1914 ― President Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day 1950 ― French Foreign minister Robert Schuman announces the Schuman Plan for European integration 1960 ― U.S. is first country to use the birth control pill legally 1964 ― Peter & Gordon release “World Without Love” 1970 ― 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War 1974 ― House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 

May 8, 2013

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

Today is Wednesday, May 8, the 128th day of 2013. There are 237 days left in the year.1429 ― French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orleans 1521 ― Parliament of Worms installs edict against Marten Luther 1660 ― English parliament asks King Charles II to resigns 1823 ― “Home Sweet Home” first sung (London) 1895 ― China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki 1944 ― First eye bank opens (NYC) 1945 ― V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WWII ends in Europe 1970 ― Beatles release “Let it Be” album 1971 ― Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden 1984 ― USSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics

May 7, 2013

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

Today is Tuesday, May 7, the 127th day of 2013. There are 238 days left in the year. 1429 ― English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc 1824 ― Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna 1888 ― George Eastman patents “Kodak box camera” 1912 ― Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories; the award is established by Joseph Pulitzer 1934 ― World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines 1951 ― International Olympic Committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1954 ― U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO 1966 ― Mamas & Papas “Monday Monday” hits No. 1 1975 ― President Ford declares an end to “Vietnam Era” 1980 ― Josip Tito, Yugoslav president, buried

May 6, 2013

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

Today is Monday, May 6, the 126th day of 2013. There are 239 days left in the year. 1527 ― Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance 1733 ― First international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni 1919 ― Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German Southwest Africa to South Africa 1940 ― Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck ("Grapes of Wrath”) 1941 ― Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia 1950 ― Liz Taylor's first marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr.) 1968 ― Battle between students and troops in Paris France; 1,000 injured 1974 ― West German chancellor Willy Brandt resigns 1994 ― Chunnel linking England and France officially opens 1997 ― Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 

May 5, 2013

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013

Today is Saturday, May 4, the 124th day of 2013. There are 241 days left in the year.  1626 ― Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons 1715 ― French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella (Paris, France) 1814 ― Bourbon reign restored in France 1846 ― U.S. state of Michigan ends death penalty 1896 ― First edition of London Daily Mail   1924 ― German Republic election; fascists and communists win 1927 ― Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences forms 1932 ― Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary 1959 ― First Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win 1990 ― Angela Bowie reveals that ex-husband David slept with Mick Jagger 

May 3, 2013

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

Today is Friday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2013. There are 242 days left in the year.1494 ― Jamaica discovered by Christopher Columbus; he names it “St. Iago" 1621 ― Francis Bacon accused of bribery 1926 ― British general strike; 3 million workers support miners 1937 ― Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for “Gone With the Wind" 1946 ― International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1952 ― “Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 644 performances 1963 ― Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I have a dream" speech 1971 ― Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in three days 1983 ― Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe 1997 ― Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue 

May 2, 2013

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