MAY IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!
MAY 7th MARKS THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SONY CORPORATION.
MAY 8th IS WORLD RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT DAY.
MAY 8th IS PARENTS DAY IN SOUTH KOREA.
MAY 8th IS WORLD RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT DAY.
MAY 8th IS PARENTS DAY IN SOUTH KOREA.
MAY 8th IS THE 130th ANNIVERSARY OF COCA-COLA.
*For the third time, Puerto Rico has defaulted on a debt payment. Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro García Padilla said the action was because of a "humanitarian crisis".
*Fire fighters are battling a wildfire around Fort McMurray, Canada. The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.
*Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced his resignation.
*Some wonder if there might be a possible coloration between the Philippine stock market failing and public fears concerning the possible re-election of current President Rodrigo Duterte.
*Paul McCartney met two of the women who inspired the Beatles' classic "Blackbird" during a recent concert performance.
*The United States Marine Corps has opened an inquiry to confirm the identity of the men within the famous "Iwo Jima Flag Raising" photo from World War 2.*Due to rising water levels, five islands in the Solomon chain have disappeared!
*Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey Circus has retired its elephants.
*Believe it or not, scientists compared the remains of a recently discovered "hammerhead reptile" to the work of Doctor Seuss.
*The works of Leonardo da Vinci are being examined for traces of his DNA in hopes this genetic evidence will eventually be able to help them figure out where he is actually buried.
TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*Bombs, regardless of their delivery methods, seem to be the weapon du jour for this past week.
*1996 Nobel Chemistry Prize co-winner (for discovering fullerenes) Harry Kroto has passed away.
*Jazz guitarist Doug Raney is no longer with us.
*Actor Abel Fernandez (Original The Untouchables, Pork Chop Hill) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Producer/director Ian Sander (Ghost Whisperer, Profiler, I'll Fly Away) is no longer with us.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*Ted Cruz and John Kasich, the last two Republican Presidential hopefuls, have BOTH DROPPED OUT of the race, leaving Trump the only active candidate and now running unopposed!
*Former Texas Governor and Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Perry has come out officially endorsing Donald Trump, but has also said he wouldn't mind being Trump's Vice-Presidential running mate.
*America's allies have mixed reactions to the possibility of a Trump Presidency.
*The Republican controlled United States Congress still has yet to consider President Barack Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court!
ELSEWHERE...
*Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc., have announced the cancellation of their proposed $28 billion merger, citing opposition from U.S. and European antitrust regulators. However, Halliburton allegedly has to pay Baker Hughes a $3.5 billion termination fee since the deal was called off.*The serial killer known to some in California as "The Grim Sleeper" has been convicted on all counts against him.
*The Rhode Island Marine Architecture Project might have found the wreckage of HMS Endeavour, former vessel of (then Royal Navy Lieutenant) James Cook, discovered of the Sandwich/Hawaiian Islands.
*The United States Marine Corps has opened an inquiry to confirm the identity of the men within the famous "Iwo Jima Flag Raising" photo from World War 2.
*The legal smoking age in California will soon be raised to 21.
*"Nyquist" won the 2016 Kentucky Derby, his eighth straight victory in eight races.
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