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WWII-era American Red Cross volunteer solicition poster

On May 21:

996 - Sixteen-year-old Otto III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1881 - The American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton.
1927 - Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
1991 - Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a female suicide bomber at an election rally near Madras.

Recent days: May 20 - May 19

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