On May 30th President Obama announced his choice to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He nominated General Martin Dempsey who commanded troops in the Iraq War.
AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – France, world banks are pledging twenty billion dollars towards the Arab spring countries. That is part of a total package announced at the Group of Eight Summit.
1896 - 255 people were killed in St. Louis, MO, when a tornado struck.
1901 - The Edison Storage Battery Company was organized.
1929 - Colonel Charles Lindbergh and Anne Spencer Murrow were married.
AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – France, leaders of the group of eight nations discussed the situation in Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Pride and joy in the Tar Heel State, the home of your new American Idol, Scotty McCreery!
Scotty's hometown of Garner, signs featuring the country crooner are splashed all over the place.
1647 - A new law banned Catholic priests from the colony of Massachusetts. The penalty was banishment or death for a second offense.
1836 - The U.S. House of Representatives adopted what has been called the Gag Rule.
FLORIDA (FOX44) - An ex-boyfriend has testified about Casey Anthony's relationship with her daughter.
On May 26th, Tony Lazarro told jurors he spent time with Casey and her daughter Caylee.
WASHINGTON (FOX44) – From its post-Civil War origins as a day when soldiers’ graves would be decorated, Memorial Day occurs during a season of rebirth – in national parks and in home towns across the country.
WASHINGTON (FOX44) – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, today held a hearing to examine the inability of U.S.
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