MAY 29, 2020
Today is:
End of the Middle Ages Day
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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PATRICK HENRY (1736-1799) — American attorney, politician, & orator. Best known for his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. |
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BOB HOPE (1903-2003) — British-American actor and comedian best known for his stand-up routines and shows as part of the USO from WWII through the Gulf War. |
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JOHN F. KENNEDY (1971-1963) — 35th President of the United States. |
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MELISSA ETHERIDGE (1961) — American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and LGBT activist. |
TODAY IN HISTORY
1453 – The Byzantine capital of Constantinople falls to forces of the Ottoman Empire after a long siege. This is seen as the end of the Middle Ages. | ![]() |
1790 – Rhode Island is the last of the original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become a US state. | ![]() |
1848 – Wisconsin is admitted to the United States as the 30th state. | ![]() |
1953 – Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | ![]() |
2004 – The National World War II Memorial is dedicated on Washington D.C.’s National Mall. | ![]() |