Event:
Oil spill cleanup continues at Refugio State Beach in California after a pipeline burst two days ago; about 21,000 gallons of oil have been released into the ocean and 105,000 gallons on land
More Notable Events on May 21:
1982 British troops lands on Falkland Islands
1945 Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart wed
1927 Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic
1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote
1881 American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton