DAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Today is the 140th day of 2020 and the 62nd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for alleged adultery.

In 1921, the U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, setting a national quota system for immigration.

In 1963, the New York Post Sunday Magazine published the first excerpts from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”

In 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Vietnamese leader; Malcolm X (1925-1965), civil rights leader; Nora Ephron (1941-2012), filmmaker/ writer; Pete Townshend (1945- ), singer-songwriter; Andre the Giant (1946-1993), actor/ wrestler; Grace Jones (1948- ), singer/actress;

Archie Manning (1949), football player; Joey Ramone (1951-2001), singer-songwriter; Kevin Garnett (1976- ), basketball player; Georges St-pierre (1981- ), martial artist; Michael Che (1983- ), comedian; Sam Smith (1992- ), singersongwriter.

TODAY’S FACT: In his late 20s, future Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh lived in Paris, where he worked retouching photos.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1991, Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” — Nora Ephron, “I Feel Bad About My Neck”

TODAY’S NUMBER: 39 — months that Anne Boleyn was married to Henry VIII before her execution.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 14) and new moon (May 22).

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