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When: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:14:38 -0400
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Today in History May 21st
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Today is Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 (day 140 of the year),
but you may have selected a different day. In any case,
these are just a few of the things that happened on
This Date in History! Holiday notices are displayed
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In 1832, the first Democratic national convention was held in Baltimore.
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In 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed the "Spirit of St. Louis" in Paris, completing the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
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In 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed "an unlimited state of national emergency," seven months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In 1985, after taking fertility drugs, Patti Frustaci of Orange, California, gave birth to the first recorded American septuplets. Six of the seven infants were born alive. Three survived.
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In 1991, Ethiopian President Mengistu Haile Mariam resigned and fled for Zimbabwe after 14 years in power.
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In 1991, South Korean Prime Minister Ro Jai Bong quit after four weeks of student protests demanding his resignation.
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In 1991, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated while campaigning.
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In 1992, royal intervention ended four days of the bloodiest urban unrest in Thailand's history.
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In 1993, the Venezuelan Senate authorized the country's Supreme Court to try President Carlos Andres Perez on corruption charges. Perez was then suspended from office.
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