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Today's featured article Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he advocated for the rights of African Americans and indicted white America for their actions against black Americans. His detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. After living in foster homes, Malcolm X was involved in criminal activity in Boston and New York. In 1945, he was sentenced to prison where he became a member of the Nation of Islam. After his parole, he became one of the Nation's leaders, its chief spokesmen, and its public face. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to Malcolm X's departure from the organization in March 1964. Afterwards, he became a Sunni Muslim and made a pilgrimage to Mecca. He founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular, black nationalist Organization of Afro-American Unity. He was assassinated while giving a speech in New York. (Full article...) Recently featured: Margaret Sanger TRAPPIST-1 iMac G4 Selected anniversaries May 19: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day in Turkey (1919); Victoria Day in Canada (2025) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 1655 – Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later. 1743 – French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the melting point of water and 100 its boiling point. 1828 – The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South. 1915 – First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces. 2018 – The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured) took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, England. Alcuin (d. 804) Claude Vignon (b. 1593) Nora Ephron (b. 1941) John Gorton (d. 2002) More anniversaries: May 18 May 19 May 20	In the news JJ Austria, represented by JJ (pictured) with the song "Wasted Love", wins the Eurovision Song Contest. Former president of Uruguay José Mujica dies at the age of 89. The Kurdistan Workers' Party announces its dissolution, ending its insurgency against Turkey. Robert Francis Prevost is elected as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first Catholic pope born in the United States. Friedrich Merz is elected Chancellor of Germany and sworn in alongside his coalition government. Ongoing: Gaza war M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya Alla Osipenko Azmun Jaafar Bob Cowper Meta Velander Alena Veselá Did you know... Javier Domínguez ... that Javier Domínguez (pictured), the current Magic: The Gathering world champion, likes to play more than he likes to win? ... that the author of The Perfect Prince Loves Me, His Rival?! used the concept of leveling up in role-playing video games to show that a character was improving in magic? ... that the two women athletes Liechtenstein sent to the 1976 Summer Olympics were twins? ... that MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt wrote convincing fake love letters for the WWII deception mission Operation Mincemeat? ... that a 2023 coal mine workers' union election in Yellandu had a turnout of 98 percent? ... that William Arthur Ganfield often wore a red tie when Carroll College was running a deficit and a black tie when it was running a surplus? ... that Proceratosaurus is one of the oldest tyrannosaurs? ... that AI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo predicts that it will be better than humans at "everything" by the end of 2027? ... that writer Jilly Cooper named a goat in her novel Jump! after a critic who revealed spoilers for an earlier work?
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