MAY 20, 1927, at 7:52am, one of the greatest feats in aviation began as 25-year-old Charles A. Lindbergh left Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, in his silver monoplane named "The Spirit of St. Louis."
Karol Wojtyla, born on MAY 18, 1920, became the first non-Italian pope since 1522. "I say to you again, America, in the light of your own tradition: love life, cherish life, defend life, from conception to natural death."
John Jay - the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by George Washington, was also president of the American Bible Society in 1821 - died on MAY 17, 1829.
William Henry Seward - born MAY 16, 1801 - was wounded in an attempted assassination by an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth - the same night Lincoln was shot.
On MAY 15, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge made a profound statement at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
After the State of Israel came into being on MAY 14, 1948, a homeland for the thousands of Jews who were persecuted and displaced during World War II. Against all odds, Israel survived.