This date in history 5-21-2021
This date in history for May 21.
1877: American Red Cross founded.
1901: Connecticut enacts first speed-limit law.
1911: French troops occupy Fez, sparking second Moroccan Crisis.
1927: Charles Lindbergh completes first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight.
1932: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make solo, nonstop transatlantic flight.
1942: Thousands of Jews die in Nazi gas chambers.
1956: United States drops hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll.
1960: Huge earthquake hits Chile.
1992: Long Island Lolita is arrested.
1999: Soap star Susan Lucci wins first Emmy after 19 nominations.
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