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Today in History: May 22, strongest earthquake recorded strikes Chile

Today is Thursday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2025. There are 223 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The magnitude 9.5 quake claimed 1,655 lives, left 2 million homeless and triggered a tsunami responsible for over 230 additional deaths in Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines. Also on this date: In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano, signed a "Pact of Steel" committing their two countries to a military and political alliance. In 1962, Continental ...

Today in History: May 21, Clara Barton founds American Red Cross

Today is Wednesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2025. There are 224 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 21, 1881, the American Red Cross was founded by nurse and educator Clara Barton in Washington D.C. Also on this date: In 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a ...

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Today, partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Thursday, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday night, a 40 percent chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Friday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Saturday ...

Today in History: May 19, West Virginia’s Matewan Massacre

Today is Monday, May 19, the 139th day of 2025. There are 226 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 19, 1920, ten people were killed in a gun battle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a ...

Tens of thousands die in Sichuan earthquake

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2025. There are 233 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or missing. Also on this date: In 1780, ...

German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103

BERLIN (AP) — Margot Friedländer, a German Jew who survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp and became a high-profile witness to Nazi persecution in her final years, died Friday. She was 103. Her death was announced by the Margot Friedländer Foundation in Berlin on its website. ...