Today in HistoryToday in History for Tuesday, May 20thToday in History for Tuesday, May 20thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Charles Lindbergh begins his trans-Atlantic flight; Amelia Earhart starts her trek across the Atlantic; Freedom Riders attacked in the South; Explorer Christopher Columbus, comedienne Gilda Radner die. (May 20)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]May 20th, 1927: (AP Photos)(NAT of "Lucky Lindy" song)Aviator Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York's Long Island aboard the Spirit of Saint Louis.Some thirty-three hours later, Lindbergh lands in Paris --- becoming the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.1932:(AP Photos)Aviator Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland, Canada for Ireland --- becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.1961: (AP Photos)The Freedom Riders suffer more violence as they campaign against racial segregation in the South.This time, the civil rights activists are attacked by a white mob in Montgomery, Alabama. That prompts the Federal Government to send in U.S. Marshals to restore order --- and protect the activists.1506: (AP Photos)Christopher Columbus, the explorer whose trans-Atlantic voyages led to European coloniziation of the Americas, dies in Spain.And, 1989: (AP Photos)(SOT of Radner as Emily Litella)In Los Angeles, comedienne Gilda Radner --- an original cast member of TV's "Saturday Night Live" --- dies of ovarian cancer.She was 42.Today in History, May 20th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------Camille BohannonVIDEO PRODUCER:------------------------------Ray BassettVIDEO SOURCE:--------------------------VariousVIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------Nick MooreVIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------NoneSCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:------------------------------------
Wing of Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis being lifted onto a boxcar.
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