Today In History
Today is Thursday, May 24, the 144th day of 2018. There are 221 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1968: The Rolling Stones single “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” was released in the United Kingdom by Decca Records.
ON THIS DATE
› 1775: John Hancock was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, succeeding Peyton Randolph.
› 1844: Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line.
› 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland.
› 1937: In a set of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935.
› 1958: United Press International was formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
› 1976: Britain and France opened trans-Atlantic Concorde supersonic transport service to Washington.
› 1980: Iran rejected a call by the World Court in The Hague to release the American hostages.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor-comedian-impressionist Stanley Baxter is 92. Jazz musician Archie Shepp is 81. Comedian Tommy Chong is 80. Singer Bob Dylan is
77. Actor Gary Burghoff is 75. Singer Patti LaBelle is 74. Actress Priscilla Presley is 73. Country singer Mike Reid is 71. Actor Jim Broadbent is
69. Actor Alfred Molina is
65. Singer Rosanne Cash is 63. Actor Cliff Parisi is 58. Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 58. Rock musician Jimmy Ashhurst (Buckcherry) is 55. Rock musician Vivian Trimble is 55. Actor John C. Reilly is 53. Actor Dana Ashbrook is 51. Actor Eric Close is 51. Actor Carl Payne is 49. Rock musician Rich Robinson is 49. Actor Dash Mihok is 44. Actor Bryan Greenburg is 40. Actor Owen Benjamin is 38. Actor Billy L. Sullivan is 38. Actor-rapper Jerod Mixon (aka Big Tyme) is 37. Rock musician Cody Hanson (Hinder) is 36. Dancer-choreographer-singer Mark Ballas is 32. Country singer Billy Gilman is 30. Rapper/producer G-Eazy is 29. Actress Brianne Howey is 29. Actor Cayden Boyd is 24.