2001 - 15-year-old Sherpa Temba Tsheri youngest person to climb top of Mount Everest.
1974 - Last episode of the hugely successful "Dean Martin Show" on NBC
1959 - The first house with a built-in bomb shelter is exhibited in Pleasant Hills, PA.
1883 - Brooklyn Bridge (in NY) opens
1830 - "Mary Had A Little Lamb" is published.
This Day In Business
1976 - Concorde service between London and Washington, D.C. begins - the Concorde is the first supersonic passenger airliner.
1964 - Hello, Dolly! the Broadway musical wins a total of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
1607 - The first English colony, Jamestown, is founded.
1980 - The New York Islanders win their first ever NHL Stanley Cup in team history.
May 24th Holiday
Battle of Pichincha Day (Ecuador) - Celebrates the key victory over the Spanish, which would eventually lead to the formation of the Republic of Ecuador.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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Today's Birthday Horoscope
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