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May 29th - President John F. Kennedy was born in 1917


Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 150th day of 2012. There are 216 days left in the year.

Today's Highlights in History:
On May 29, 1942, the movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy," starring James Cagney as George M. Cohan, premiered at a war-bonds benefit in New York. Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" in Los Angeles for Decca Records. Actor John Barrymore died in Hollywood at age 60.

On this date:
In 363, Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city.
In 1167, Battle of Monte Porzio, A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel
In 1176, Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I.
In 1328, Philip VI is crowned King of France.
In 1414, Council of Constance.
In 1453, Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captures Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire.
In 1660, English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1677, Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Natives.
In 1727, Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia.
In 1733, The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City.
In 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.
In 1780, American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue fighting after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
In 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
In 1798, United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are massacred by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
In 1848, Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
In 1852, Jenny Lind left New York after her wildly successful two-year American tour.
In 1861, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was founded, in Hong Kong.
In 1864, Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
In 1867, The Ausgleich ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In 1868, The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.
In 1886, Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the Atlanta Journal.
In 1900, N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil
In 1903, In the May coup d'etat, Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
In 1912, the ballet "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune" (The Afternoon of a Faun), with music by Claude Debussy, premiered in Paris with Vaslav Nijinsky dancing the title role.
In 1913, Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, provoking a riot.
In 1914, Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of 1,024 lives.
In 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Mass.
In 1918, Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat.
In 1919, Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin.
In 1919, The Republic of Prekmurje founded
In 1924, AEK Athens FC is established on the anniversary of the siege of Constantinople by the Turks.
In 1931, Michele Schirru, a United States citizen, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Mussolini.
In 1932, World War I Veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C. in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
In 1939, Albanian fascist leader Tefik Mborja is appointed as member of the Italian Chamber of Fasces and Corporations.
In 1940, The first flight of the F4U Corsair.
In 1943, Norman Rockwell's portrait of "Rosie the Riveter" appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
In 1945, First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.
In 1948, Creation of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
In 1950, The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
In 1954, First of the annual Bilderberg conferences.
In 1961, a couple in Paynesville, W.Va., became the first recipients of food stamps under a pilot program created by President John F. Kennedy.
In 1964, The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
In 1969, General strike in Córdoba, Argentina, leading to the Cordobazo civil unrest.
In 1973, Tom Bradley was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Sam Yorty.
In 1982, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
In 1985, 39 people were killed at the European Cup Final in Brussels, Belgium, when rioting broke out and a wall separating British and Italian soccer fans collapsed.
In 1985, Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
In 1987, a jury in Los Angeles acquitted "Twilight Zone" movie director John Landis and four associates of involuntary manslaughter in the movie-set deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, seven-year-old Myca Dinh Le and six-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, who were killed by a falling helicopter.
In 1988, U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
In 1989, Signing of an agreement Egypt - U.S. manufacturing parts of the fighter F-16 in Egypt.
In 1990, The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin president of the Russian SFSR.
In 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
In 1999, Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
In 2001, U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
In 2004, The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

Ten years ago: FBI Director Robert Mueller said there may have been more missed clues before the September 11 terrorist attacks, and suggested for the first time that investigators might have uncovered the plot if they had been more diligent about pursuing leads. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned the 51st Miss Universe in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Five years ago: President George W. Bush ordered new U.S. economic sanctions to pressure Sudan's government to halt the bloodshed in Darfur. Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who'd galvanized an anti-war movement with her monthlong protest outside President Bush's ranch, announced her "resignation" as the public face of the movement. In Hudson Oaks, Texas, Gilberta Estrada, 25, and her four daughters were discovered hanging in a closet in their home in an apparent murder-suicide; Estrada's 8-month-old baby survived.

One year ago: A week after Joplin, Mo., was nearly leveled by the deadliest tornado to strike the U.S in decades, President Barack Obama visited the city to offer hope to survivors and promises of help. J.R. Hildebrand was one turn away from winning the Indianapolis 500 when he skidded high into the wall on the final turn and Dan Wheldon drove past to claim an improbable second Indy 500 win in his first race of the year.

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Clifton James is 91. Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 74. Race car driver Al Unser is 73. CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon is 71. Actor Kevin Conway is 70. Actor Helmut Berger is 68. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 67. Actor Anthony Geary is 65. Singer Rebbie Jackson is 62. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 59. Rock musician Michael Porcaro (Toto) is 57. Singer LaToya Jackson is 56. Actor Ted Levine is 55. Actress Annette Bening is 54. Actor Rupert Everett is 53. Actor Adrian Paul is 53. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 51. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 49. Actress Tracey Bregman is 49. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 45. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 45. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 43. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 39. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 38. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 37. Rapper Playa Poncho is 37. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 23.

Other notable birthdays, May 29:
1932, Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
1934, Nanette Newman, English actress and author
1937, Charles W. Pickering, American jurist
1947, Gene Robinson, American ecclesiastic
1948, Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor
1949, Cotter Smith, American actor
1954, Jerry Moran, American politician, junior senator of Kansas
1955, John Hinckley Jr., American attempted assassin
1962, Eric Davis, American baseball player
1962, John D. LeMay, American actor
1964, Howard Mills III, American politician
1968, Tate George, American basketball player
1972, Bill Curley, American basketball player
1972, Simon Jones, British musician (The Verve)
1976, David Buckner, American musician (Papa Roach)
1976, Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player
1976, Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
1977, Scott Allen, American figure skater
1977, Danny Gerard, American actor
1978, Pelle Almqvist, Swedish musician (The Hives)
1982, Ailyn, Spanish singer (Sirenia)
1982, Matt Macri, American baseball player
1982, Kim Tae-Kyun, South Korean baseball player
1983, Joanna Higson, English actress
1984, Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
1987, Alessandra Torresani, American actress
1989, Riley Keough, American model and actress

Born on this day, May 29, passed away:
1736, Patrick Henry, American patriot, 1st & 6th Governor of Virginia (d. 1799)
1874, G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. 1936)
1893, Max Brand, American author and war correspondent (d. 1944)
1894, Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989)
1903, Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor (d. 2003)
1906, T.H. White, British author (d. 1964)
1913, Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)
1914, Stacy Keach Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
1917, John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)
1923, Bernard Clavel, French novelist (d. 2010)

Notable deaths, May 29:
1866, Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786)
1942, John Barrymore, American actor (b. 1882)
1948, Dame May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)
1951, Fanny Brice, American singer/comedian (b. 1891)
1972, Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (b. 1902)
1979, Mary Pickford, Canadian-born American actress and studio founder (b. 1892)
1982, Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. 1938)
1989, John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
1993, Billy Conn, American boxer (b. 1917)
1997, Jeff Buckley, American musician (b. 1966)
1997, George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (b. 1919)
1998, Barry M. Goldwater, U.S. Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate (b. 1909)
2004, Archibald Cox, Watergate special prosecutor (b. 1912)
2004, Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (b. 1925)
2006, Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944)
2008, Harvey Korman, American actor (b. 1927)
2010, Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (b. 1936)
2011, Bill Clements, Governor of Texas (b. 1917)

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Today is Wednesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2013. There are 216 days left in the year.

Today's Highlights in History:
On May 29, 1913, the ballet "Le Sacre du printemps" (The Rite of Spring), with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, had its chaotic world premiere in Paris. The D.H. Lawrence novel "Sons and Lovers" was first published by Duckworth & Co. of London, albeit in an expurgated version.

One year ago: Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a win in the Texas primary. Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the French Open. Doc Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world for more than a half-century, died in Winston-Salem, N.C., at age 89.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Clifton James is 92. Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 75. Race car driver Al Unser is 74. CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon is 72. Actor Kevin Conway is 71. Actor Helmut Berger is 69. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 68. Actor Anthony Geary is 66. Actor Cotter Smith is 64. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 63. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 60. Rock musician Michael Porcaro (Toto) is 58. Singer LaToya Jackson is 57. Actor Ted Levine is 56. Actress Annette Bening is 55. Actor Rupert Everett is 54. Actor Adrian Paul is 54. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 52. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 50. Actress Tracey Bregman is 50. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 46. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 46. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 44. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 40. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 39. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 38. Rapper Playa Poncho is 38. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 24.

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Today is Thursday, May 29, the 149th day of 2014. There are 216 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 29, 1914, the Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec after colliding with the Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad; of the 1,477 people on board the Empress of Ireland, 1,012 died. (The Storstad suffered only minor damage.)

Today in History -- Thursday, May 29 (Gary Brooker, Anthony Geary, Danny Elfman, Annette Bening, Melissa Etheridge, Lisa Whelchel)

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Today is Thursday, May 29, the 149th day of 2014. There are 216 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 29, 1914, the Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec after colliding with the Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad; of the 1,477 people on board the Empress of Ireland, 1,012 died. (The Storstad suffered only minor damage.)

On this date:
In 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.
In 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution.
In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.
In 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
In 1932, World War I veterans began arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
In 1942, the movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy," starring James Cagney as George M. Cohan, premiered at a war-bonds benefit in New York. Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" in Los Angeles for Decca Records.
In 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
In 1954, English runner Diane Leather became the first woman to run a sub-five-minute mile, finishing in 4:59.6 during the Midland Championships in Birmingham.
In 1961, a couple in Paynesville, West Virginia, became the first recipients of food stamps under a pilot program created by President John F. Kennedy.
In 1973, Tom Bradley was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Sam Yorty.
In 1985, 39 people were killed at the European Cup Final in Brussels, Belgium, when rioting broke out and a wall separating British and Italian soccer fans collapsed.
In 1999, Discovery became the first space shuttle to dock with the International Space Station. Olusegun Obasanjo (ah-LOO'-see-guhn oh-BAH'-suhn-joh) became Nigeria's first civilian president in 15 years, ending a string of military regimes.

Ten years ago: A shooting rampage by al-Qaida militants at a housing complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia's oil hub, killed 22 people, most of them foreign oil industry workers. America dedicated a memorial to its World War II veterans on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Death claimed former Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox at age 92 and Sam Dash, former chief counsel of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate, at age 79.

Five years ago: A judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jay Leno hosted "The Tonight Show" on NBC supposedly for the final time, giving up his desk to Conan O'Brien. (After a stint in prime time, Leno returned to "Tonight" in March 2010, stepping down again in February 2014.)

One year ago: A U.S. drone strike killed Waliur Rehman (wah-lee-UR' REH'-man), the No. 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban. Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said she would not run for another term in the U.S. House. The Rev. Andrew Greeley, 85, an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling author and longtime newspaper columnist, died in Chicago.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Clifton James is 93. Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 76. Motorsports Hall of Famer Al Unser is 75. CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon is 73. Actor Kevin Conway is 72. Actor Helmut Berger is 70. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 69. Actor Anthony Geary is 67. Actor Cotter Smith is 65. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 64. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 61. Rock musician Michael Porcaro (Toto) is 59. Singer LaToya Jackson is 58. Actor Ted Levine is 57. Actress Annette Bening is 56. Actor Rupert Everett is 55. Actor Adrian Paul is 55. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 53. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 51. Actress Tracey Bregman is 51. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 47. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 47. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 45. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 41. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 40. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 39. Rapper Playa Poncho is 39. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 25. Actress Kristen Alderson (TV: "General Hospital") is 23.

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Today is Friday, May 29, the 149th day of 2015. There are 216 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 29, 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.

Ten years ago: French voters soundly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution, which was also defeated by the Dutch days later. In a deadly rampage at two farmhouses in Bellefontaine, Ohio, 18-year-old Scott Moody shot his grandparents, his mother and two friends before turning the gun on himself. Dan Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 as Danica Patrick's electrifying run fell short (she finished fourth).

Five years ago: Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wildman whose memorable career included an early turn in "Rebel Without A Cause" and an improbable smash hit with "Easy Rider," died in Los Angeles at age 74. Philadelphia's Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history, beating the Florida Marlins 1-0.

One year ago: Saying he wanted kids to play sports but play safely, President Barack Obama called for more and better research into the effects and treatment of concussions in youth athletes during a summit at the White House. The Food and Drug Administration required tanning beds and sun lamps to carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18. Shelly Sterling signed a binding contract to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for a record-breaking $2 billion. Actor and human rights activist Karlheinz Boehm, 86, died near Salzburg, Austria.

Today's Birthdays: Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 77. Motorsports Hall of Famer Al Unser is 76. Actor Kevin Conway is 73. Actor Helmut Berger is 71. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 70. Actor Anthony Geary is 68. Actor Cotter Smith is 66. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 65. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 62. Presidential assailant John W. Hinckley Jr. is 60. Singer LaToya Jackson is 59. Actor Ted Levine is 58. Actress Annette Bening is 57. Actor Rupert Everett is 56. Actor Adrian Paul is 56. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 54. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 52. Actress Tracey Bregman is 52. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 48. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 48. Actor Anthony Azizi is 46. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 46. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 42. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 41. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 40. Rapper Playa Poncho is 40. Latin singer Fonseca is 36. Actor Blake Foster is 30. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 26. Actress Kristen Alderson is 24. Actress Lorelei Linklater (Film: "Boyhood") is 22.

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Today is Sunday, May 29, the 150th day of 2016. There are 216 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, delivering a Memorial Day message at Arlington National Cemetery, said the United States needed to continue fighting the war on terror in the name of those had already given their life in the cause. A car bomb exploded in Baghdad, killing U.S. Army Capt. James Alex Funkhouser Jr., two British members of a CBS News crew, Paul Douglas and James Brolan, plus an Iraqi interpreter, and also seriously injuring CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier. A U.S. military truck crashed into traffic in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing five people and sparking violent protests across the country that claimed some 20 lives.

Five years ago: A week after Joplin, Mo., was nearly leveled by the deadliest tornado to strike the U.S in decades, President Barack Obama visited the city to offer hope to survivors and promises of help. JR Hildebrand was one turn away from winning the Indianapolis 500 when he skidded high into the wall on the final turn and Dan Wheldon drove past to claim an improbable second Indy 500 win in his first race of the year.

One year ago: The Obama administration formally removed Cuba from the U.S. terrorism blacklist. Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, was sworn in with a pledge to tackle the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram "head on." Veteran character actress Betsy Palmer, 88, died in Danbury, Connecticut.

Today's Birthdays: Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 78. Motorsports Hall of Famer Al Unser is 77. Actor Kevin Conway is 74. Actor Helmut Berger is 72. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 71. Actor Anthony Geary is 69. Actor Cotter Smith is 67. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 66. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 63. Singer LaToya Jackson is 60. Actor Ted Levine is 59. Actress Annette Bening is 58. Actor Rupert Everett is 57. Actor Adrian Paul is 57. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 55. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 53. Actress Tracey Bregman is 53. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 49. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 49. Actor Anthony Azizi is 47. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 47. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 43. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 42. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 41. Rapper Playa Poncho is 41. Latin singer Fonseca is 37. Actor Blake Foster is 31. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 27. Actress Kristen Alderson is 25. Actress Lorelei Linklater is 23.

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Today is Monday, May 29, the 149th day of 2017. There are 216 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 29, 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Mass.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush ordered new U.S. economic sanctions to pressure Sudan's government to halt bloodshed in Darfur. Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized an anti-war movement with her month-long protest outside President Bush's ranch, announced her "resignation" as the public face of the movement. In Hudson Oaks, Texas, Gilberta Estrada, 25, and her four daughters were discovered hanging in a closet in their home in an apparent murder-suicide; Estrada's 8-month-old baby survived.

Five years ago: Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a win in the Texas primary. Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the French Open. Doc Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world for more than a half-century, died in Winston-Salem, N.C., at age 89.

One year ago: An Army veteran of two Afghanistan tours killed one person and wounded several others during a shooting rampage in west Houston before being gunned down by a SWAT officer. French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) solemnly marked 100 years since the World War I Battle of Verdun. Alexander Rossi won the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Today's Birthdays — May 29: Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 79. Motorsports Hall of Famer Al Unser is 78. Actor Kevin Conway is 75. Actor Helmut Berger is 73. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 72. Actor Anthony Geary is 70. Actor Cotter Smith is 68. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 67. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 64. Singer LaToya Jackson is 61. Actor Ted Levine is 60. Actress Annette Bening is 59. Actor Rupert Everett is 58. Actor Adrian Paul is 58. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 56. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 54. Actress Tracey Bregman is 54. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 50. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 50. Actor Anthony Azizi is 48. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 48. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 44. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 43. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 42. Rapper Playa Poncho is 42. Latin singer Fonseca is 38. NBA player Carmelo Anthony is 33. Actor Billy Flynn (TV: "Days of Our Lives") is 32. Actor Blake Foster is 32. Actress Riley Keough is 28. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 28. Actress Kristen Alderson is 26. Actress Lorelei Linklater is 24.

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Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2018. There are 216 days left in the year.

On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.

In 1942, Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” in Los Angeles for Decca Records.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush ordered new U.S. economic sanctions to pressure Sudan’s government to halt bloodshed in Darfur.

Five years ago: Doc Watson, the Grammy-award winning folk musician whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world for more than a half-century, died in Winston-Salem, N.C., at age 89.

One year ago: French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel solemnly marked 100 years since the World War I Battle of Verdun.

Today's Birthdays — May 29: Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 80. Motorsports Hall of Famer Al Unser is 79. Actor Kevin Conway is 76. Actor Helmut Berger is 74. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 73. Actor Anthony Geary is 71. Actor Cotter Smith is 69. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 68. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 65. Singer LaToya Jackson is 62. Actor Ted Levine is 61. Actress Annette Bening is 60. Actor Rupert Everett is 59. Actor Adrian Paul is 59. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 57. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 55. Actress Tracey Bregman is 55. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 51. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 51. Actor Anthony Azizi is 49. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 49. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 45. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 44. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 43. Rapper Playa Poncho is 41. Latin singer Fonseca is 39. NBA player Carmelo Anthony is 34. Actor Billy Flynn (TV: "Days of Our Lives") is 33. Actor Blake Foster is 33. Actress Riley Keough is 29. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 29. Actress Kristen Alderson is 27. Actress Lorelei Linklater is 25.

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1453, Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire falls to the Turks under Muhammad II; ends the Byzantine Empire

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In 1959 - Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed performed for about 9,000 people at Atlanta's Herndon Stadium. It was one of the first outdoor rock festivals.

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