GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, May 13, the 133rd day of 2015 with 232 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:25 and sunset is @ 7:55. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Mercury, Neptune & Saturn. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1568 – Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart) was defeated at the Battle of Langside.
1607 – The English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, was settled.
1846 – The U.S. formally declared war against Mexico.
1940 – Great Britain’s new prime minister, Winston Churchill, told the House of Commons, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
1954 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation authorizing the US-Canadian construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
1968 – Peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam began in Paris.
1981 – Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by a Turkish assailant. He survived the assassination attempt.
2003 – In an effort to thwart counterfeiters, the U.S. Mint unveiled a new version of the $20 bill – the first to be colorized.