May 24<\/p>\n
1844
\nSamuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, “What hath God wrought?”<\/p>\n
1883
\nThe Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.<\/p>\n
1899
\nW.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles.<\/p>\n
1935
\nMajor League Baseball\u2019s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati\u2019s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2\u20131.<\/p>\n
1958
\nThe United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI).<\/p>\n
1976
\nThe British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights.<\/p>\n
2000
\nIsraeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 18 consecutive years of occupation.<\/p>\n
2001
\nVermont senator James Jeffords quit the Republican Party and became an Independent, giving Democrats control of the Senate.<\/p>\n
Birthdays<\/p>\n
Jean Paul Marat
\nrevolutionary (1743)<\/p>\n
Queen Victoria
\nqueen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837\u20131901) and empress of India (1876\u20131901).<\/p>\n
Lillian Gilbreth
\nengineer (1878)<\/p>\n
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov
\nnovelist (1905)<\/p>\n
Bob Dylan
\nsinger (1941)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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