Today in History: May 21

Today is Saturday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2016. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
On this date:
In 1832, the first Democratic National Convention got under way, in Baltimore.
In 1840, New Zealand was declared a British colony.
In 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
In 1892, the opera “I Pag