By The Associated Press

Today is Monday, May 19, the 140th day of 2008.

There are 226 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On May 19, 1935, British soldier T.E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in Dorset, England, six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash.

On this date:
In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.

In 1643, delegates from four New England colonies met in Boston to form a confederation.

In 1943, in an address to the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country's full support in the fight against Japan.

In 1962, during a Democratic fundraiser at New York's Madison Square Garden, actress Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" for guest-of-honor President Kennedy.

In 1967, the Soviet Union ratified a treaty with the United States and Britain banning nuclear weapons from outer space.

In 1992, the 27th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits Congress from giving itself pay raises until the next congressional term, went into effect.

In 1992, in Massapequa, N.Y., Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot and seriously wounded by her husband Joey's teen-age lover, Amy Fisher.

In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.

Ten years ago: Millions of pagers nationwide stopped working when a communications satellite, the Galaxy IV, suddenly lost track of Earth. Bandits stole three of Rome's most important paintings, two by van Gogh and one by Cezanne, from the National Gallery of Modern Art.

Five years ago: WorldCom Inc. agreed to pay investors $500 million to settle civil fraud charges. The Supreme Court dealt a defeat to the drug industry, ruling 6-3 that a state may try to force companies to lower prices on prescription medications for the poor and uninsured.

One year ago: Group of Eight financial officials wrapped up two days of talks in Germany by calling for more aid, increased debt relief and responsible lending to Africa. Curlin nipped Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense to win the Preakness Stakes.

Today's Birthdays: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 74. TV personality David Hartman is 73. Actor James Fox is 69. Actress Nancy Kwan is 69. Author-director Nora Ephron is 67. Actor Peter Mayhew is 64. Rock singer-composer Pete Townshend is 63. Concert pianist David Helfgott is 61. Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill is 59. Singer-actress Grace Jones is 56. Rock musician Phil Rudd (AC-DC) is 54. Baseball catcher Rick Cerone is 54. Actor Steven Ford is 52. Rock musician Iain Harvie is 46. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford is 38. Rock singer Jenny Berggren is 36. Actor Drew Fuller is 28. Actor Eric Lloyd is 22.

Thought for Today: "Life is never so bad at its worst that it is impossible to live; it is never so good at its best that it is easy to live." - Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (1890-1972).