2024 Taichung MRT attack
A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator.
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2026
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Elena Huelva
Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (died 2023)
May 21 is celebrated as National Memo Day in the United States, encouraging people to leave notes for others to brighten their day.
"It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it."
Thomas Jefferson
The first successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket took place.
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Thomas Jefferson
"It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it."
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May 21 is celebrated as National Memo Day in the United States, encouraging people to leave notes for others to brighten their day.
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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (International)
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May 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
May 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Saints of the Cristero War
Christian feast day:
Saints of the Cristero War, including Christopher Magallanes
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Helena, mother of Constantine I
Christian feast day:
Helena of Constantinople, also known as "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles." (Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion)
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Feast of Corpus Christi
Christian feast day:
Earliest day on which Corpus Christi can fall, while June 24 is the latest; held on Thursday after Trinity Sunday (often locally moved to Sunday). (Roman Catholic Church)
