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May 21st in History

1851: Gold discovered in Australia
1927: Charles Lindbergh becomes the first to fly solo across the Atlantic

May 21st birthdays

1527: King Philip II of Spain
1904: Fats Waller, American musician
1916: Harold Robbins, American novelist
1917: Raymond Burr, American actor