Mr. T (Lawrence Tero Tureaud) 1952
- 1819 - Bicycles were first seen in the U.S. in New York City. They were originally known as "swift walkers."
- 1881 - The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.
- 1927 - Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip began May 20.
- 1956 - The U.S. exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean over Bikini Atoll.
- 1968 - The nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, was last heard from. The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
- 1982 - The British landed in the Falkland Islands and fighting began.
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