May 22, 1961
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2026: A gas explosion at a coal mine in Changzhi, Shanxi, China, leaves at least 82 people dead.
- 2021: Hypothermia kills 21 runners in the 100 km (60-mile) Gansu ultramarathon disaster in China.
- 2017: Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
- 2017: United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
2020
- High
- 64°F
- Low
- 51°F
- Humidity
- 78%
- Wind
- 15 km/h
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Lawrence of Arabia
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Misfits
The Parent Trap
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1961
The world on the day you were born