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On this day in history, Bonnie and Clyde killed in Beinville Parish

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
1785 - Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter that he had invented bifocals. 1788 - South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify U.S. Constitution.

Religious scholars mark May 21, 2011 as "Judgement Day"

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
BATON ROUGE (FOX44) - Saturday, May 21, 2011 was recently deemed by some religious scholars as the end of days.

Libya, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Israel

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
LIBYA - An overnight NATO strike in Tripoli. It shows fighter jets bombing a harbor, damaging five coast guard boats and a warship.

On this day in history, Levi Jeans were born

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
1506 - In Spain, Christopher Columbus died in poverty. 1774 - Britain's Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior

Hollywood Hookup, Macho Man Randy Savage 1952-2011

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
HOLLYWOOD HOOKUP (FOX44) - Arnold Schwarzenegger putting all his acting projects on hold until further notice.

Ronald Mcdonald's big red shoes staying put according to CEO

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
NATIONAL NEWS (FOX44) - Ronald Mcdonald isn't leaving the golden arches, that's the world from Mcdonalds on May 20th.

Astronauts of Endeavour take a space walk

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
The crew of space shuttle endeavor stepped out of the air lock for a six and a half hour space walk.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn posts bail on rape charge

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
NEW YORK CITY, Ny (FOX44) - The recently resigned IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has checked out of jail, and into luxury apartments in New York City. Strauss-Kahn is accused of raping a maid at a hotel.

Around The World, Iraq, Russia, Poland, France, Israel, The UK

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) IRAQ - Four new floating oil terminals and three undersea oil pipelines are being installed to help boost the country's oil output.

On this day in history, Marilyn Monroe gives a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday"

By Sean "Haus" Vivian
1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier set sail for North America. 1643 - Delegates from four New England colonies met in Boston to form a confederation.