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Tuesday, May 03, 2005

On This Day


Tuesday, May 03rd
The 123rd day of 2005.
There are 242 days left in the year


Today's Highlights in History
On May 3, 1971, anti-war protesters calling themselves the Mayday Tribe began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., aimed at shutting down the nation's capital.

On May 3, 1898, Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel, was born. Following her death on Dec. 8, 1978, her obituary appeared in The Times.

On May 3, 1879, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Canada and the British Empire.
Reference: The New York Times

Signing Off. Until next time, I'll see ya on the Blog! drh.