TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2019. There are 225 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. In 1993, an estimated 93 million people tuned in for the final first-run episode of the sitcom “Cheers” on NBC. ASSOCIATED PRESS