Today is Thursday, May 21, the 141st day of 2026. There are 224 days left in the year.

Today in history:
On May 21, 1881, the American Red Cross was founded by nurse and educator Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.

Also on this date:
In 1924, 14-year-old Bobby

Franks was murdered in a “thrill killing” carried out by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (Bobby’s distant cousin).

In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St.

Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours.

In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.

In 1941, a German U-boat sank the American merchant steamship SS Robin Moor in the South Atlantic after the ship’s passengers and crew were allowed to board lifeboats.

In 1955, Chuck Berry recorded his first single, “Maybellene,” for Chess Records in Chicago.

) Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox is 85. Singer Ronald Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 85. Singer Leo Sayer is 78. Actor Mr. T is 74. Actor Judge Reinhold is 69. Filmmaker Nick Cassavetes is 67. Actor Lisa Edelstein is 60. Comedian-TV presenter Noel Fielding is 53.