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TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009

Today is Tuesday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2009. There are 233 days left in the year. 1777 _ First ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-New York Gazette) 1792 _ Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented 1928 _ Mussolini ends woman's rights in Italy 1932 _ Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell NJ 1940 _ Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River 1942 _ 1,500 Jews gassed in Auschwitz 1959 _ Liz Taylor's fourth marriage (Eddie Fisher) 1965 _ Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1991 _ A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest 1997 _ Russia and Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict

May 11, 2009

MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009

Today is Monday, May 11, the 131st day of 2009. 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) 1949 _ By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of U.N. 1949 _ Siam renames itself Thailand 1980 _ Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third and home in one inning for Phillies 1981 _ Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical ``Cats" premieres in London 1984 _ Transit of Earth as seen on Mars

May 10, 2009

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009

Today is Saturday, May 9, the 129th day of 2009. There are 236 days left in the year. 1502 _ Columbus left Spain on his fourth and 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 1944 _ First eye bank opens (NYC) 1945 _ Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1978 _ Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found 1989 _ Journalists petition Chinese Government for freedom of press 1989 _ Vice President Dan Quayle says in United Negro College Fund speech: ``What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of ``a mind is terrible thing to waste" 1997 _ First U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam

May 8, 2009

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009

Today is Friday, May 8, the 128th day of 2009. 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 1823 _ ``Home Sweet Home" first sung (London) 1847 _ Robert Thompson patents rubber tire 1895 _ China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki 1900 _ 250 grave robbers shot to death 1945 _ V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WWII ends in Europe 1956 _ John Osborne's ``Look Back in Anger" premieres in London 1967 _ Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army 1970 _ Beatles release ``Let it Be" album

May 7, 2009

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009

Today is Thursday, May 7, the 127th day of 2009. There are 238 days left in the year. 1824 Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna 1832 Greece becomes independent republic 1888 George Eastman patents ``Kodak box camera" 1913 British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote 1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution 1960 Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR 1966 Mamas & Papas ``Monday Monday" hits No. 1 1975 President Ford declares an end to ``Vietnam Era" 1994 Edvard Munchs painting ``The Scream" recovered three months after stolen 1997 Galileo, fourth Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8)

May 6, 2009

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009

Today is Wednesday, May 6, the 126th day of 2009. 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 1851 _ Dr. John Gorrie patents a ``refrigeration machine" 1919 _ Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain & France, German Southwest Africa to South Africa 1941 _ Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia 1950 _ Liz Taylor's first marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr.) 1994 _ Chunnel linking England and France officially opens 1994 _ Nelson Mandela and his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa 1997 _ Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2012 _ Transit of Venus

May 5, 2009

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009

Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2009. There are 240 days left in the year. 553 _ Second Council of Constantinople (fifth ecumenical council) opens 1809 _ Mary Kies is first woman issued a U.S. patent (weaving straw) 1834 _ Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz 1891 _ Carnegie Hall opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor 1912 _ Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda begins publishing 1920 _ U.S. President Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal 1956 _ World championships of judo are first held, in Tokyo 1962 _ ``West Side Story" soundtrack album goes to No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1965 _ First large-scale U.S. Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam 2000 _ Conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Moon

May 4, 2009

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009

Today is Monday, May 4, the 124th day of 2009. There are 241 days left in the year. 1494 _ Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica 1626 _ Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons 1715 _ French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella (Paris France) 1896 _ First edition of London Daily Mail 1923 _ New York state revokes Prohibition Law 1924 _ German Republic election; fascists and communists win 1927 _ Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences forms 1959 _ First Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win 1979 _ First woman prime minister of Great Britain; Margaret Thatcher 1983 _ China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, People's Republic of China

May 3, 2009

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009

Today is Saturday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2009. There are 243 days left in the year. 1536 _ King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest 1668 _ First peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands 1833 _ Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs 1919 _ First U.S. air passenger service starts 1934 _ Nazi-Germany begins People's court 1941 _ FCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1 1955 _ Pulitzer Prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof) 1956 _ U.S. lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus 1980 _ Pink Floyd's ``Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa 1994 _ Dr. Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides

May 1, 2009

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009

Today is Friday, May 1, 121st day of 2009. There are 244 days left in the year. 1704 _ Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad 1707 _ England, Wales and Scotland form U.K. of Great Britain 1786 _ Mozart's opera ``Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna) 1886 _ U.S. general strike for 8-hour day, begins 1914 _ China's first president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification 1915 _ German submarine sinks U.S. ship Gulflight 1931 _ Empire State Building opens in New York NY 1941 _ ``Citizen Kane", directed by & starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York 1948 _ North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1971 _ Rolling Stones release ``Brown Sugar"

Apr 30, 2009

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