Today in History: 05-15-14

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Today is Thursday, May 15, the 135th day of 2014. There are 230 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 15, 1972, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot and left paralyzed by Arthur H. Bremer while
campaigning in Laurel, Maryland, for the Democratic presidential nomination. =On this date:
In 1602, English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold and his ship, the Concord, arrived at present-day Cape
Cod, which he’s credited with naming.
In 1863, Edouard Manet’s painting "Le dejeuner sur l’herbe" (The Lunch on the Grass) went on
display in Paris, scandalizing viewers with its depiction of a nude woman seated on the ground with two
fully dressed men at a picnic in a wooded area.
In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil Co. was a monopoly in violation of the Sherman
Antitrust Act, and ordered its breakup.
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps,
whose members came to be known as WACs.
In 1954, the Fender Stratocaster guitar, created by Leo Fender, was officially released.
In 1963, astronaut L. Gordon Cooper blasted off aboard Faith 7 on the final mission of the Project
Mercury space program.
In 1988, the Soviet Union began the process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, more than eight
years after Soviet forces had entered the country.
Five years ago: General Motors told about 1,100 dealers their franchises would be terminated. CIA
One year ago: Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama released a trove of documents related to
the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following
revelations the agency had targeted conservative political groups.

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