The Moscow Summit of 1972 was a meeting between President
Richard M. Nixon (right) of the United States and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It
was held May 22–30, 1972. It featured the signing of the Anti-
Ballistic Missile Treaty(below) the first Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty and the U.S.–Soviet Incidents at Sea agreement.

The summit is considered one of the hallmarks of the détente at
the time between the two Cold War antagonists.

On May 19, 1943, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
and U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt met to plot the cross-
Channel landing that would become D-Day—May 1, 1944.

That date proved to be a bit premature, as bad weather became
a factor.

SANDY KOZEL

The musical’s 1956 Broadway production was a notable critical
and popular success, winning six Tony Awards, including Best
Musical. It set a record for the longest run of any musical on
Broadway up to that time and was followed by a hit London
production. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews starred in both
productions.

James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849)

On May 13, 1846, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly votes in
favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on
Mexico in a dispute over Texas.

Under the threat of war, the United States had refrained from
annexing Texas after the latter won independence from Mexico
in 1836.

But in 1844, President John Tyler restarted negotiations with
the Republic of Texas, culminating with a Treaty of Annexation.

But shortly before leaving office and with the support of President
-elect Polk, Tyler managed to get the joint resolution passed on
March 1, 1845. Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29. 

llustration: General Zachary Taylor rides his white horse at
the Battle of Palo Alto near present-day Brownsville, Texas,
8 May 1846.

On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother’s
Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers.

Anna Maria Jarvis (1864 – 1948) was the
founder of Mother’s Day in the United
States.