May 21st Trivia.
1932 First Solo Transatlantic Flight by a Woman Amelia Earhart arrives in Ireland, after having departed from Newfoundland the previous day.
1927 First solo transatlantic flight Charles A. Lindbergh, in The Spirit of St. Louis, arrives in Paris. He had departed from New York the previous day.
1881 - Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
1934 - The first city in the United States to fingerprint each of its citizens was Oskaloosa, Iowa.
1979 - Former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the slayings of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
1881 - Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
1934 - The first city in the United States to fingerprint each of its citizens was Oskaloosa, Iowa.
1979 - Former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the slayings of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
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