May 21 - This Day in History

May 21 : General Interest 1881: American Red Cross founded In Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters in congruence with the International Red Cross... read more American Revolution 1758 : Lenape Indians abduct Mary Campbell from western Pennsylvania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lenape-indians-abduct-mary-campbell-from-western-pennsylvania Automotive 1901 : Connecticut enacts first speed-limit law http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/connecticut-enacts-first-speed-limit-law Civil War 1863 : The Siege of Port Hudson begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-siege-of-port-hudson-begins Cold War 1988 : Gorbachev consolidates power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-consolidates-power Crime 1924 : Leopold and Loeb gain national attention http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leopold-and-loeb-gain-national-attention 1992 : Long Island Lolita is arrested http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/long-island-lolita-is-arrested 1996 : A veteran's flashback defense doesn't hold up in court http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-veterans-flashback-defense-doesnt-hold-up-in-court Disaster 1960 : Huge earthquake hits Chile http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/huge-earthquake-hits-chile General Interest 1542 : De Soto dies in the American wilderness http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-soto-dies-in-the-american-wilderness 1927 : Lindbergh lands in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lindbergh-lands-in-paris 1932 : Earhart completes transatlantic flight http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earhart-completes-transatlantic-flight Hollywood 1999 : Soap star Susan Lucci wins first Emmy after 19 nominations http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soap-star-susan-lucci-wins-first-emmy-after-19-nominations Literary 1910 : Serialization of Colette's The Vagabond begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/serialization-of-colettes-the-vagabond-begins Music 1955 : Chuck Berry records "Maybellene" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chuck-berry-records-quotmaybellenequot Old West 1539 : Black Spanish explorer Estevan is reported killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-spanish-explorer-estevan-is-reported-killed Presidential 2000 : Garfield's spine on display at museum http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/garfields-spine-on-display-at-museum Sports 1978 : Nancy Lopez wins her first Coca-Cola Classic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nancy-lopez-wins-her-first-coca-cola-classic Vietnam War 1969 : Military spokesman defends "Hamburger Hill" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/military-spokesman-defends-hamburger-hill World War I 1911 : Second Moroccan Crisis http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-moroccan-crisis World War II 1940 : Nazis kill "unfit" people in East Prussia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazis-kill-unfit-people-in-east-prussia 1942 : Thousands of Jews die in Nazi gas chambers; IG Farber sets up factory http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thousands-of-jews-die-in-nazi-gas-chambers-ig-farber-sets-up-factory