By The Associated Press
                - Today is Friday, May 21, the 141st day of 1999. There are 224 days
                  left in the year.

                - On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis
                  near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the
                  Atlantic Ocean.
                - In 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching for
                  gold along the Mississippi River.
                - 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 1924, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a "thrill killing"
                  committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, two students at
                  the University of Chicago.
                - In 1956, the U.S. exploded the first airborne hydrogen bomb over
                  Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
                - In 1959, the musical "Gypsy," inspired by the life of stripper Gypsy
                  Rose Lee, opened on Broadway.
                - In 1968, the nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men
                  aboard, was last heard from. The remains were later found on the
                  ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
                - In 1979, former San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White was
                  convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the slayings of Mayor George
                  Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
                - In 1991, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated
                  during national elections by a suicide bomber.
                - Ten years ago: Thousands of native Chinese marched in Hong Kong,
                  Paris, Tokyo and scores of other cities in a worldwide show of
                  support for the pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing.
                - Five years ago: Israeli commandos swept into Lebanon's eastern
                  mountains and abducted Mustafa Dirani, a Shiite Muslim guerrilla
                  leader.
                - One year ago: A gunman opened fire inside Thurston High School in
                  Springfield, Ore., killing two students; the suspect, Kip Kinkel, is
                  also accused of killing his parents a day earlier. In the wake of
                  deadly anti-government protests, Indonesia President Suharto stepped
                  down after 32 years in power and was succeeded by Vice President
                  B.J. Habibie. Frank and Shirley Capaci of Streamwood, Ill.,
                  announced they were holding a winning Powerball ticket worth $195
                  million.

                *Happy Birthday*
                - Actor Anthony Steel is 79.
                - Actor Rick Jason is 73.
                - Actor David Groh is 60.
                - Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 58.
                - Musician Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 52.
                - Singer Leo Sayer is 51.
                - Actress Carol Potter is 51.
                - Actor Mr. T is 47.
                - Music producer Stan Lynch is 44.
                - Actor Judge Reinhold is 42.
                - Jazz musician Christian McBride is 27.