THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Saturday, May 19, the 139th day of 2018. There are 226 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1962: Actress Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday to You” to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York's Madison Square Garden.

1994: Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.

IN THE WORLD

1536: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.

1943: In his second wartime address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country's full support in the fight against Japan; that evening, Churchill met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House, where the two leaders agreed on May 1, 1944 as the date for the D-Day invasion of France (the operation was launched more than a month later). HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Actor Peter Mayhew is 74. Musician Pete Townshend is 73. Concert pianist David Helfgott is 71. Musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) is 69. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player Archie Manning is 69. Singer-actress Grace Jones is 67. Race car driver Dario Franchitti is 45. Musician Shooter Jennings is 39. Actor-comedian Michael Che (“Saturday Night Live”) is 35. Pop singer Sam Smith is 26.