Today is Tuesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2005. There are 221 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2005. There are 221 days left in the year. On this date in 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmits the message, "What hath God wrought!" from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opens America's first telegraph line.
In 1819, Queen Victoria is born in London. In 1881, some 200 people die when the Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London, Ontario. In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic. In 1941, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the British dreadnought Hood in the North Atlantic. In 1958, United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. In 1976, Britain and France open trans-Atlantic Concorde service to Washington.
May 24, 1980: Community Steel Corp., which was formed to acquire and operate the closed portions of U.S. Steel Corp. in Youngstown, completes its application for a $50,000 planning grant.
Heralding it as part of a revolution in caring for the mentally ill and retarded, public officials and health care professionals dedicate the new Youngstown Developmental Center at 4891 E. County Line Road in Austintown.
Political advertisement: An open invitation to the general public. C'mon meet and greet Sen. Edward M. Ted Kennedy at the Idora Park Ballroom. Free transportation for senior citizens from Hotel Ohio.
May 24, 1965: James Ross, Youngstown businessman and philanthropist, is honored by the Youngstown Zionist Organization during its "Kfar Silver" scholarship program and observance of Israel's 17th independence anniversary.
Municipal Judge Don L. Hanni Jr. finds a 42-year-old Youngstown woman who drove after having her license suspended for life guilty of contempt of court and sentences her to six months in jail. The woman had her license revoked after dragging an Austintown boy under her car.
A North Side grocery store operator is arrested as police begin their annual campaign to nip the sale of fireworks before the July 4th observance. The grocer is fined $10 and costs by Municipal Judge Martin P. Joyce.
May 24, 1955: Miss Louise Sarville, a co-ed from Lowellville, reigns as May Queen at the traditional ceremonies at Youngstown College.
A federal judge in U.S. Tax Court in Cleveland reminds defense attorneys that it will be up to them to prove that the federal government is wrong in its claim for $343,000 in back taxes owned by four partners in the Jungle Inn gambling den.
Fire from a short circuit in an air conditioning unit on the top floor of Hotel Pick-Ohio causes $800 damage and is extinguished without arousing many guests.
May 24, 1930: Doris Dean is crowned May Queen at Youngstown College. The wreath of flowers is placed on her head by the 1929 queen, Frances Hall of Hubbard.
Mary Grace Welsh, 7 years old, is killed in Calvary Cemetery when the marble tombstone of a man dead for 57 years topples on her. She was playing among the stones while members of her family were decorating a nearby grave for Memorial Day.