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2020

A study published in Nature Climate Change confirms that in April 2020, greenhouse gas emissions fell by 17% worldwide due to global lockdowns.

2018

American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II grants them the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

2016

EgyptAir Flight MS804, traveling from Cairo to Paris, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 56 passengers, 3 security guards, and 7 crew members.

2009

The musical television series “Glee,” starring Jane Lynch, Michael Morrison, Lea Michele, and an ensemble cast, premieres on Fox.

1999

The movie “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” is released.

1974

Stanley Cup Finals: Goaltender Bernard Parent and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1–0, to win the series 4–2, becoming the first “expansion” team to win the Stanley Cup; Parent is named the series’ Most Valuable Player.

1962

Marilyn Monroe sings “Happy Birthday” in honor of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

1943

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set May 1, 1944, as the date for the Normandy landings (D-Day).

1919

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands in Samsun, on the Black Sea coast, and launches the Turkish War of Independence.

1817

The Bank of Montreal is founded with a capital of 250,000 pounds. The first branch opens on November 3.

1802

France establishes the National Order of the Legion of Honor.

1535

French explorer Jacques Cartier sets out on his second voyage to North America with 110 men. It takes them 50 days to cross the Atlantic.

It happened on… May 19

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