@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Wednesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2009. There are 225 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1941, German troops invaded the Greek island of Crete.

In 1959, nearly 5,000 Japanese-Americans had their citizenship restored after renouncing it during the Second World War.

In 1961, a white mob attacked a busload of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, prompting the federal government to send in US marshals to restore order.

In 1969, US and South Vietnamese forces captured Ap Bia Mountain, referred to as "Hamburger Hill" by the Americans, following one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

Thought for Today

"Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity." — Gilda Radner, American comedian (1946-1989).