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Un día como hoy Mayo 23-29 2021 (semana 21) infographic
Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana.
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UN DÍA COMO HOY EN LA HISTORIA

Un día como hoy Mayo 23-29 2021 (semana 21)

May 23, 2021 - May 29, 2021 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye los anteojos bifocales, Bob Dylan, la muerte de George Floyd, la primera carrera 24 horas de Le Mans, el transatlántico Queen Mary de Cunard, Amnistía Internacional y la bandera europea

May 23, 1785: Benjamin Franklin revealed he had invented bifocal spectacles, with lenses of two different thicknesses for viewing distant objects as well as near ones

May 24, 1941: Influential U.S. singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was born as Robert Zimmerman. His stage name was inspired by the poet Dylan Thomas. He is 80 today

May 25, 2020: Protests broke out across the U.S. after the death of a black man arrested in Minneapolis. George Floyd died as a police officer knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes

May 26, 1923: The first Le Mans 24-hour race was run, on public roads around the French town. It has since evolved into the most famous endurance race in motor sport

May 27, 1936: The Cunard liner Queen Mary made her maiden voyage to New York. The ship retired from service in 1967 and is now permanently moored in Long Beach, California

May 28, 1961: A British lawyer published a newspaper article, The Forgotten Prisoners, which led to the birth of the human rights organisation Amnesty International

May 29, 1986: The European flag, showing a circle of 12 golden stars on a blue background, was first raised outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels

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PUBLISHED: 16/05/2021; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;; STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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