May 21 History Highlights Across Years 1932 to 1998
On May 21 historical milestones span Amelia Earhart's solo Atlantic landing in 1932, Henry VI's death in 1471, Hernando de Soto's death in 1542, Adventist organization in 1863, Clara Barton founding the American Red Cross in 1881, Pagliacci premiering in 1892, Lindbergh's Paris landing in 1927, Robin Moor sinking in 1941, first hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll in 1956, Gypsy Broadway opening in 1959, Pieta damage in 1972, Falklands landing at San Carlos Bay in 1982, and Kip Kinkel's 1998 high school shooting.
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Atlantic Ocean
Northern Ireland
Newfoundland
Henry VI
England
Tower of London
Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
South Atlantic
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Gypsy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Ethel Merman
Mama Rose
Michelangelo
Vatican
Jesus Christ
San Carlos Bay
Kip Kinkel
Thurston High School
Springfield
Lottery results roundup across Illinois Kentucky Missouri and Powerball
Illinois and Kentucky daily pick three and four numbers shown for midday and evening draws. Missouri Show MeCash and Pick games listed with five numbers for Show MeCash. Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots noted.
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Kentucky
Missouri
Inaccurate Item Alert From The Southern Readers Call Line
Readers urged to report inaccuracies in The Southern by calling three local numbers including 618-351-5033 and 618-351-5807 for corrections and feedback across editions.
Notable 2002 2003 events from memory mixed list
A varied catalog of major events including a school tragedy in Oregon and a defendant's long prison term, Suharto’s resignation in Indonesia, Christie Whitman’s EPA departure, a severe Algerian earthquake with thousands dead, Ruben Studdard’s Idol win over Clay Aiken, sharp oil and gas price surges, renewed Israel Syria peace talks, and David Cook’s Idol victory over David Archuleta.
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Kinkel
Indonesia
Suharto
Christie Whitman
Environmental Protection Agency
Algeria
Ruben Studdard
Clay Aiken
Fox
Israel
Syria
David Cook
David Archuleta
NBC Names Deborah Turness NBC News Chief
NBC tapped Deborah Turness former ITV News editor as the first woman to lead NBC News. She will begin in August reporting to Pat Fili-Krushel in a reshaped NBC Universal News Group and inherits a division still recovering from Today’s ratings slip and the Nightly News strength.
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NBC
Deborah Turness
ITV News
Britain
Steve Capus
Turness
ABC
Nightly News
Brian Williams
NBC News
Pat Fili- Krushel
NBC Universal News Group
MSNBC
Phil Griffin
CNBC
Washington
Deborah
ITN
John Hardie
Today
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