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Some events on this day in history —
- 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.
- 1790 – The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
- 1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
- 1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- 1902 – Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
- 1909 – The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convenes for the first time.
- 1927 – The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
- 1947 – Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.
- 1970 – The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794–70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.
- 1971 – In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
- 1977 – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.
- 2005 – Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
- 2008 – Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds
- 2013 – A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities and over 150 injuries.
Births
- 1819 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (d. 1892)
- 1852 – Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (d. 1921)
- 1866 – John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1936)
- 1894 – Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (d. 1956)
- 1898 – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993)
- 1908 – Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1930 – Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer
- 1931 – John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)
- 1938 – Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1943 – Sharon Gless, American actress
- 1943 – Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
- 1948 – John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (d. 1980)
- 1949 – Tom Berenger, American actor, film producer and television writer
- 1950 – Gregory Harrison, American actor[13]
- 1955 – Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1960 – Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
- 1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer
- 1962 – Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1965 – Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
- 1972 – Christian McBride, American bassist and record producer
- 1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor [15]
- 1977 – Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
Deaths
- 1809 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)
- 1976 – Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
- 1983 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895)
- 1996 – Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920)
- 2000 – Tito Puente, American jazz musician (b. 1923)
- 2001 – Arlene Francis, American actress, talk show host, game show panelist, and television personality (b. 1907)
- 2004 – Robert Quine, American guitarist (b. 1941)
- 2009 – Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)
- 2009 – George Tiller, American physician (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Tim Samaras, American engineer and storm chaser (b. 1957)
- 2013 – Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (b. 1987)
- 2013 – Jean Stapleton, American actress (b. 1923)
Cherry Coffee Cake
For the Crumb Topping
Instructions
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Prepare the cherries by removing stems and pits and slicing cherries in half or in quarters. Set aside.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and Butter and flour a springform pan (even if it is nonstick, I still recommend this step).
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Prepare the crumb topping. In a medium bowl combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and vanilla. Mix well to combine. Transfer bowl to the freezer until ready to use.
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Start preparing the cake. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine. Set aside. In a separate, smaller bowl, mix together the buttermilk with the vanilla extract and set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy (approximately 2-3 minutes). Reduce speed to low and add the eggs, one at a time, mixing between each. Begin adding the flour mixture in three separate additions, each separated by the addition of half the buttermilk mixture. Mix only until everything is just incorporated.
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Transfer the batter into the prepared pan. Use an offset spatula to smooth the surface. Top the cake in an even layer with the pitted and halved cherries, gently pressing the cherries down just slightly into the cake batter. Top the cake with the crumb topping and transfer to a preheated oven.
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Bake for 70-85 minutes. The crumble will start to turn golden and brown just slightly. Edges will be golden and a toothpick inserted into the middle will come out clean.
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Remove cake from the oven and allow to cook in the pan for approximately 15 minutes before removing sides from the pan and serving.
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