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Today in History May 19th 1536: Anne Boleyn Beheaded Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded in the Tower of London. She had allegedly been having an affair with multiple people, including her brother Lord Rochford. Her uncle presided over the trial and she was found guilty of treason. Read about Anne Boleyn: tudor.simplenet.com 1857: Channing and Farmer Patented Electric Fire Alarm William F. Channing and Moses G. Farmer patented the electric fire alarm, and it was first used in a massive scale in Boston, Massachusetts. The original system consisted of 40 street fire alarm boxes connected by telegraph circuits to a central office. The Fire Department in Columbus, Ohio, installed its own electric fire alarm system in the late 1860s: fire.ci.columbus.oh.us 1895: Jose Marti Killed Cuban writer and poet Jose Marti was killed by Spanish troops during a pro-independence battle. Marti, one of Cuba's most well-known intellectuals, wrote about the injustices of colonialism and the importance of "Panamericanism," a movement that sought Latin American social and political unity. More about Jose Marti: megastories.com 1935: Lawrence of Arabia Died Englishman T.E. (Thomas Edward) Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, died after a motorcycle accident in Dorset, England. Lawrence, the object of worldwide fame for at least two generations, was a guerrilla leader in the Arab Revolt of 1916-18, which expelled the Turks from western Arabia and Syria during World War I. 1971: Former Soviet Union Launched Mars 2 The former Soviet Union launched Mars 2, a spacecraft intended to land on Mars, take pictures of the Martian surface and make various atmospheric and soil measurements. However, a mechanical malfunction led the spacecraft to crash against the surface of the planet. Despite the crash, Mars 2 was able to send pictures and data back to Earth: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov Holidays & Events May 19 Ataturk Commemoration and Youth and Sports Day, World Championship Pun-off TURKEY: ATATURK COMMEMORATION AND YOUTH AND SPORTS DAY This holiday in Turkey celebrates many different themes simultaneously. May 19 is Youth and Sports Day. It is known locally as Genclik Bayrami. This day also commemorates the arrival of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk at the Black Sea port of Samsun. He began to organize nationalist forces and his arrival is key to the beginning of the War of Independence in 1919. Learn about Turkey: turkishodyssey.com More about Ataturk: cs.umd.edu UNITED STATES: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PUN-OFF Wretched wordplay is the order of the day in Austin, Texas today. The O.Henry Museum hosts its 24th annual World Championship Pun-Off. There are a series of categories of punning. In a freestyle competition punsters perform prepared material of up to 90 seconds vying for the title of Punniest of Show. In others participants are paired and given topics and time limits from which they must develop their puns. O.Henry is the author of "The Gift of the Magi": auburn.edu Visit the O.Henry Museum: ci.austin.tx.us ------------------ Copyright (c) 2001, The Learning Kingdom, Inc. learningkingdom.com