In This Week in … 1588, the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon towards the English Channel (19 May 1588); 1927, Charles Lindbergh sets off in the Spirit of St. Louis in an attempt to fly nonstop across the Atlantic (20 May 1927); 1881, the American Red Cross is founded in Washington, D.C. by Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons (21 May 1881); 1802, Martha Washington dies at […]
