What Happens in Nevada May Not Stay
in Nevada Licensing:
How to Register, Rules, Requirements, Advice
 Kenneth C. Greene, Leasing News Legal Editor

As discussed in my article last week, Nevada does in fact require licensing for commercial finance providers. Nev. Rev. Stat. §§675.60 clearly states as follows:

No person may engage in the business of lending in this State without first having obtained a license from the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter for each office or other place of business at which the person engages in such business…

This is what you need to know generally about Nevada commercial financing law:

• APPLICATION  REQUIREMENTS:
• Must show liquid assets of at least $50,000. This does not apply to loan brokers (NRS 675.120(2)).
• Address;
• Names of partners, officers, directors and owners;
• Agreement to allow books and records to be inspected;
• Proof of good reputation;
• No convictions for felonies  or any crime involving fraud, misrepresentation or moral turpitude;
• Fingerprints;
• $1000 nonrefundable application fee;
• Licenses are good for one year and must be renewed by 12/31 of the calendar year. There is an annual fee of up to $1000.

Here is a link to application on the Nevada Dept. of Business & Industry website. This license is referred to as an “Installment Loan License.” The application, checklist, renewal application and annual report forms are available here.

https://fid.nv.gov/Licensing/Installment_Loan_Company/
INSTALLMENT_LOAN_COMPANY_APPLICATION_PACKAGE/

• GENERAL REGULATIONS:
• Licensee must maintain $50,000 in minimum assets (presumably this excludes brokers);
  
• License is only valid for one place of business;
• Annual reports must be filed every 4/15;
• Confessions of Judgment are unenforceable;
• Commissioner has the right to inspect records for the purpose of discovering violations of these laws.
• Violation of the laws is a misdemeanor and subjects the offender to civil penalties of up to $10,000.

         Here is a link to the law:

         https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-675.html

One last note of interest. NRS 675.060 states “[If] or the purpose of this section, a person engages in the business of lending in this State if he or she: (a)  Solicits loans in this State or makes loans to persons in this State, unless these are isolated, incidental or occasional transactions;

Moreover, NRS 675.380(4) states, somewhat differently, that: “[If] or the purposes of this section, any person who advertises for, solicits or holds himself or herself out as willing to make loan transactions is presumed to be engaged in the business described in NRS 675.060.

NRS 675.380(4) is an extremely broad interpretation of what constitutes doing commercial finance business in Nevada. As written, this suggests that someone attending a conference in Las Vegas for the purpose of networking and perhaps soliciting business needs a license. I guess it could be argued that attending one conference a year is an isolated “transaction,” but the presumption in NRS 675.060(4) is ambiguous and somewhat concerning.

If anyone has any further information on how the Nevada authorities and courts are treating this provision, please let us know. I know Nevada is a gambler’s paradise, but this might not be something you want to roll the dice on.

Ken Greene Leasing & Finance Observations
https://leasingnews.org/Pages/greene_observations.html

Ken Greene
Tel: 818.575.9095
Fax: 805.435.7464
ken@kengreenelaw.com
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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

 

Jake Cagle was hired as Senior Account Executive, Envison Capital Group, LLC, Laguna Hills, California.  He is located in San Clemente, California. Previously, he was Senior Account Executive, Partners Capital Group (April, 2020 - April, 2022).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-cagle-11890047/

Daniel DeFrancesco was promoted to Director, Corporate Controller of Business Capital, CIT Bank, a Division of First Citizen Bank, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  He joined the firm February, 2014, as Accounting Manager.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-defrancesco-40aa8520/

Andrew Goodman was hired as Senior Systems Administrator, North Mill Equipment Finance, Norwalk, Connecticut. He is located in New York, New York.

Haitham Mellouli was promoted to Vice President Finance, Aircraft Finance, WNG Capital LLC, Plano, Texas. He is located in Great Orlando, Florida. He joined WNG Capital August, 2019, as Capital Markets and Investment Analysis. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hmellouli/

Luke Sommes was hired as Credit Analyst, KLC Financial, Inc. Minnetonka, Minnesota.  He is located in Buffalo, Minnesota.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-stommes-1a318745/

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Opinion of Why Billy Joel Never Sell Tickets to the
 Front Rows of his Concerts/May G. Philpott, CLFP

In case you missed it:

Email from Mae Philpott, CLFP:

"Hey Kit!

"At the risk of giving away my age, I got a good laugh with my college roommate this morning from that Billy Joel blurb you put in your newsletter! 

"We were sophomores at Tulane when Billy Joel came to NOLA for a show… of course we were too distracted to buy tix on time and ended up with nosebleed seats, but when we walked into the Superdome for the show, we were immediately given front row seats… when we got down to the floor, we could see the first 2 rows had been completely stacked with young, pretty co-eds as eye candy for The Piano Man! 

"Having been there, done that, I can tell you Billy Joel is a bit less philanthropic than he is being billing... it was never about rich vs. poor ;-D"

I returned her email "Not really surprised. I ran into him in Boston at a very small Italian restaurant where at the time he was dating a girl very much younger than he was. Can I quote you in Leasing News?

"Sure. Just thought you’d get a kick out of the story ;-D

"I certainly still love his music… as he wrote for Garth Brooks, “[He’s] shameless!”

Have a great week!"

Mae G. Philpott, CLFP
Sr. Sales Consultant
mphilpott@qualityleasingco.com
704.449.0979
Quality Leasing Co., Inc.
9830 Bauer Drive
Carmel, IN 46280

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Solar Financing Firms Confirm Business Off
List Working with third Party Originators Updated

Thomas Cadle, CLFP, LeaseSource Financial Services. Voice:  800-991-0099   Fax: 800 - 988 -3921
email: tcadle@leasource.com

Michael Kountze, Regents Capital.,  Voice: 512-222-5539  Fax: 512-222-5539
email: michaelk@regentscapital.com

John Meredith, Senior Commercial Lending Consultant, Senior Renewable Energy Project Finance Consultant, Meridian Commercial Finance Consultants LLC
johnmeredith@MeridianCFC.com, john.meredith99@gmail.com
   www.linkedin.com/in/john-meredith-2440b012
714-974-7037 office.     714-457-4209 mobile

Jim Recker, Crestmark Equipment Finance.  Voice: 248.593.3919  Mobile: 248.705.5704   Toll Free: 888.800.3705
email: jrecker@crestmark.com

Any additions or corrections, please contact: kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

Bankers’ Groups from All 50 States
Urge Senate to Enact Cannabis Banking Reform

Last week, a group of banking associations from all 50 United States wrote a letter to the U.S. Senate urging the legislative body to include cannabis banking language in the final text of a manufacturing bill for which a bicameral conference is being organized.

The American Bankers’ Association (ABA) as well as associations from every state in the United States says that the SAFE Banking Act is needed urgently and has wide support from both sides of the legislative aisle. The group added that this law is needed to handle the financial transactions that so many entities, such as real estate companies, law firms, members of the skilled trades, and so many others rely on in their day-to-day transactions with marijuana companies.

The groups representing banks said that cannabis firms are forced to operate mostly on a cash basis and this was creating concerns about public safety as well as making the work of regulators, tax collection agencies and security agencies harder due to the lack of a verifiable trail of the finances flowing through the marijuana industry.

The letter mentions that currently, 37 states allow marijuana in some form and many other states are in the process of reforming their policies and legalizing marijuana. It is therefore vital that banking reform is included in the COMPETES Act so that the existing challenges of public safety and regulation are addressed.

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DLL Closes Tenth U.S. Securitization
Transaction at $837 Million

Wayne, PA, – Leading global vendor finance company, DLL announced the closing of “DLLST 2022-1”, a U.S. securitization transaction issuing notes totaling USD 837 million. The notes are backed by loans and leases secured with office equipment and technology
solutions.

The transaction is rated F1+/P-1 or AAA/Aaa by Fitch Ratings and Moody’s, respectively.

Chris Morris, US Treasurer for DLL, stated, “Despite volatile market conditions, we are very pleased to see that both investors who already know us and new investors put their trust and confidence in our small ticket securitization platform.

“Last year, DLL was the largest equipment issuer, and this is our first Asset Backed Securities (ABS) transaction for 2022.”

Marc Dierckx, DLL Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board, commented, “Our securitization transactions will continue to be a part of DLL’s long-term growth strategy to diversify our funding base and liquidity risk.

“We are really happy with the effective programmatic issuance since starting our securitization program in 2017 and the continued growth of our investor base.”

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Equipment Finance Cares Ohio Event Recap
Tuesday, June 21st Roseville, Minnesota

Equipment Finance Cares (EFC) held an event at Great American Insurance Group’s Headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. Over 40 equipment finance professionals attended, representing 26 different organizations.

Jesse Johnson, VP of Sales and Marketing for JDR Solutions and Founder of Equipment Finance Cares, said, “We were excited to kick off EFC’s first event of 2022. Great American Insurance did an amazing job hosting, and we were able to showcase seven charities and foundations affiliated with the equipment finance industry.”

Scott Thacker, Chief Executive Office,  Ivory Consulting Corporation, stated, “The EFC event in Cincinnati was indeed the perfect mix of EF industry education with clear focus on the humanistic side of EF, learning about several successful foundations, and a fun outing at the Reds game.” -

Chad Sluss, CEO, NEFA, said, “This event provided a great forum to learn, connect and engage with individuals from the industry

Aimee Jackson, Account Management Supervisor, Great American Insurance Group, commented, “I was grateful to have the opportunity to discuss some of the things that affect individuals in our industry and the foundations that are available to help.”

The program offered two industries thought leading panels:

Sean McKenna, Sales Executive at Great American Insurance Group moderated the “Emerging Talent Advisory Council” panel which featured, Lexie Dressman, CLFP - Huntington Equipment Finance, William Mennesson, CLFP- AP Equipment Financing, Steven Holben, CLFP - Engs Commercial Finance, and Ricky Rios, CLFP- Commercial Equipment Finance Inc.  

The second, panel on “best practices” was moderated by Jesse Johnson and featured: Nancy Robles- Eastern Funding, RJ Grimshaw- Unifi Equipment Finance, Bob Rinaldi, CLFP- Rinaldi Advisory Services, Ed Rinaldi- PNC Equipment Finance, and Liz Rinaldi- Leaf Commercial Finance.

The next Equipment Finance Cares event will be on Tuesday, June 21st and will be hosted by Honour Capital at the Midland Hills Country Club in.

 If you are interested in hosting, being on a panel, or sponsoring a future EFC event please reach out to Jesse: Jesse.Johnson@consultdisrupt.com

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Leasing News: Special Mother’s Day Edition
by Fernando Croce

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we would like to offer a handful of recommendations to celebrate with the entire family. So hit your Netflix queue and get a hearty fill of cinematic mother love.

Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959): A specialist in lushly subversive melodramas, Douglas Sirk pulls out all the stops for this masterful analysis of race, identity and maternal sacrifice. Based on Fannie Hurst’s novel, the story follows the intertwined lives of two different mothers: Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), a white actress with Broadway aspirations, and Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), the African-American widow who becomes her nanny and confidante. While Lora’s daughter, Suzie, (Sandra Dee) struggles with her absence as she grows famous, Annie’s daughter, Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner), deals with prejudice and shame. Concealing its ferocious critique behind the genre’s glossy sheen, Sirk’s classic examines its anguished characters without neglecting the pleasures of operatic Technicolor compositions. The results are at once trenchantly analytical and emotionally devastating.

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960): “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” After decades of parodies, remakes and rip-offs, Hitchcock’s seminal thriller remains as haunting as ever. Things start out as a morality tale, with young clerk Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) stealing $40,000 from a client and taking off to join her lover (John Gavin). Things take a decidedly darker turn, however, when she checks in Bates Hotel, where the unforgettably weird Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) lives with stuffed birds and a mysteriously unseen mother. The famous shower murder will still shred nerves, but what really startles is the way the film gradually becomes a portrait of a twisting mind. Famously, Hitchcock impishly called it “just a fun movie,” though viewers then and now may be too disturbed to agree.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991): Oscar-winning visionary James Cameron expands on his original action blockbuster with this supercharged sequel to “The Terminator,” which features one of cinema’s ultimate badass mothers. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as a high-tech android from the future, this time sent back in time not to destroy humanity but to help it—in the shape of John Connor (Edward Furlong), the wayward teenager who will grow up to lead civilization’s battle against the machines. The boy’s mother, Sarah (Linda Hamilton), more than holds her own in their mission, as they’re chased by a more ruthless, shape-shifting brand of Terminator (Robert Patrick). An example of Hollywood pop myth-making at its slam-bang peak, Cameron’s film is a technological marvel and breathlessly visceral entertainment.

Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh, 1996): Always a masterful chronicler of human lives, British director Mike Leigh reached one of his artistic pinnacles with this piercing mosaic of interlocked relationships. Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a Black optometrist who, in the wake of her adopted parents’ death, sets out to track down her real mother. Her search leads to Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn), a white factory worker who at first denies the claim but eventually admits the truth as the two women get to know each other. Bringing Hortense into the family proves to be a painful process, especially as it opens up wounds in an already fragile clan. With a confident touch that accumulates poignancy as well as tension, Leigh and his superb cast fill the screen with complex, three-dimension characters.

Volver (Pedro Almodovar, 2006): Penelope Cruz shines in this joyous comedy-drama from beloved Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar (“All About My Mother”). She stars as Raimunda, a Madrid worker who, along with her sister Sole (Lola Duenes) and her daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo), returns to her hometown after a violent incident. The place is full of ancient traditions, including the belief that the dead can still interact with the living. At first Raimunda and Sole are skeptical… until it seems that the ghost of their mother (Carmen Maura) is turning up around the village. Chronicling intergenerational bonds on a volatile landscape that blurs the earthy and the spiritual, Almodovar envisions a vibrant mosaic of feminine passion brimming with his distinct bold colors and shifts in tone. With subtitles.

Golden Retriever
Minnetonka, MN  Adopt-a-Dog

Kevin

Male
2 years, 2 months old
65 lbs.
Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Kevin is a super energetic guy who wakes up happy and sees each day as a new adventure. He needs an active family. He can live with other dogs and with cats, and he needs a high, physical fence for his safety—he can leap four feet from a standing position!

Kevin Updates:
https://ragom.org/dogs/kevin-21-218/

Ragom
5800 Baker Road, suite 120
Minnetonka, MN 55345
612-547-9004
rescue@ragom.org

Application Questions:
application@ragom.org

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Josh Cellars 2018 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Paso Robles, California
By Kevan R. Wilkinson, Leasing News Wine Reviewer

I have purchased Josh Cellars wines (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir) many times over the years, but this is the first time I opted for one of their reserve wines. At $21 a bottle, I figured it was worth a try, especially since their non-reserve wines are so good.

My wife Ana and I brought a bottle of Josh Cellars 2018 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon to one of our favorite mom-and-pop Italian restaurants. We both agreed that it is a solid wine for dinner.

It is a medium-bodied cabernet with flavors of raspberries, mocha, and vanilla beans. The wine's mild tannins lead to a smooth and lasting finish. We had this cabernet with ravioli pasta and a spinach salad.

It even paired well with dessert, which was a slice of fresh-baked apple pie - go figure!

Available online and at supermarkets and wine stores for $21/bottle.

Kevan R. Wilkinson | Digital Content Manager | BALBOA CAPITAL | kevanrw@balboacapital.com| www.balboacapital.com

Previous Wine Reviews
https://leasingnews.org/Pages/wine_reviews.html

News Briefs---

FDA restricts Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19
     vaccine due to blood clot risk
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-05-05/fda-restricts-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-due-to-blood-clot-risk

Moderna blows out 1st Q earnings expectations, $3.6 Billion
    triples COVID vaccine sales, $21 Billion/Full Year Sales
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/04/covid-moderna-mrna-q1-earnings-2022.html

DoorDash Revenue Rose 35% Last Quarter
     as Consumers Continued to Order In
https://www.wsj.com/articles/doordash-revenue-rose-35-last-quarter-as-consumers-continued-to-order-in-11651781223

Total number of Americans collecting jobless
    benefits at 52-year low
https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/unemployment-claims-rose-by-19000-in-past-week/

U.S. Postal Service $1.7 Billion Loss 1st Quarter
  "Essentially flat compared to same quarter last year."
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-postal-service-reports-second-quarter-fiscal-year-2022-results-301541163.html

Fiji seizes $300 million superyacht belonging
    to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/fiji-seizes-superyacht-belonging-to-russian-oligarch-suleiman-kerimov.html

Panel Backs Rent Increases for More
    Than 2 Million New Yorkers
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/nyregion/new-york-rent-increases.html

 

 

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You May Have Missed---

Equipment Leasing and ‘Hell or High Water’
    – Ralph Petta, ELFA, Letter to the Editor (subscription)
  Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. companies lease or finance their equipment
https://www.wsj.com/articles/equipment-lease-fine-print-finance-11651699563

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Sports Briefs---

NFL power rankings: How did 2022 draft alter
    league landscape heading into next season?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2022/05/05/nfl-power-rankings-2022-draft-aj-brown-eagles-ravens-jets/9656235002/

Why Matt Ryan makes Reggie Wayne want
    to throw up: 'He reminds me of Peyton so much'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/05/04/reggie-wayne-colts-qb-matt-ryan-reminds-me-peyton-manning/9654307002/

Veteran OLB Van Noy signs deal with Chargers
https://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/22745/Veteran-OLB-Van-Noy-signs-deal-with-Chargers

Jerry Jones flashed the Cowboys’ draft list.
     The Internet did the rest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/04/jerry-jones-dallas-cowboys-draft-board-giants/

NFL plans diversity event for future coaches, GMs
https://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/22740/NFL-plans-diversity-event-for-future-coaches--GMs

Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks suspended one game
     for flagrant on Warriors’ Gary Payton II
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/grizzlies-dillon-brooks-suspended-one-game-for-flagrant-on-gary-payton-ii/

Baseball comes full circle as SF Giants honor Buster Posey,
     the newest Little League coach
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/05/05/baseball-comes-full-circle-as-sf-giants-honor-buster-posey-the-newest-little-league-coach/?

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California Nuts Briefs---

This SF Bay Area shelter has an 'unprecedented' number of
     large dogs, but not for the reasons you might think
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Why-Bay-Area-shelters-are-full-of-large-dogs-17151362.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight

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"Gimme that wine"

Napa wine company buys 265-acre vineyard in Paso Robles
https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/napa-wine-company-buys-265-acre-vineyard-in-paso-robles/143863/

Never Before, Never Again Wine Lots Featured
     At Sonoma County 2022 Barrel Auction
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizthach/2022/05/04/never-before-never-again-wine-lots-featured-at-sonoma-county-2022-barrel-auction/amp/

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below
     10-year average following spring frosts
https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/bordeaux-2021-harvest-was-20-below-10-year-average-following-spring-frosts-479472/

Australian wine exports fall 26% due
    to China tariffs and ‘challenging’ conditions
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/05/australian-wine-exports-fall-amid-tough-conditions/

Farmworkers show support for wine industry  of Sonoma
https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/business/farmworkers-show-support-for-win-industry-in-front-of-sonoma-county-board/

“Gimme that Wine”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

Free Wine App
https://www.nataliemaclean.com/mobileapp/

Wine Prices by vintage
http://www.winezap.com
http://www.wine-searcher.com/

This Day in History

  1626 - Dutch colonist Peter Minuit bought Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets, a few days after landing there.
    1740 - Birthday of John Penn (d. 1788), signer of the Declaration of Independence, born at Caroline County, VA.
http://www.rebelswithavision.com/JohnPenn.com/
http://www.colonialhall.com/penn/penn.asp
    1812 - Birthday of Martin R. Delaney (d. 1885) in Charles Town, VA, now WV.  Ethnologist, Black newspaper publisher, the first African-American to receive a regular army officer commission (Major) and African-American nationalist, he is considered to be the grandfather of Black Nationalism.  He was also one of the first three blacks admitted to Harvard Medical School. Trained as an assistant and a physician, he treated patients during the cholera epidemics of 1833 and 1854 in Pittsburgh, when many doctors and residents fled the city. He worked alongside Frederick Douglass to publish the “North Star.”  His active role in recruiting blacks for the U.S. Colored Troops led to his commission as Major.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASdelaney.htm
http://afgen.com/delaney.html
    1829 - Phebe Ann Coffin (d. 1921) was born Phebe Hanaford in Sciasconset, MA. She is the first woman ordained in New England as a minister. Coffin was a successful author in addition to being a Universalist minister.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/h/a/n/hanaford_pac.htm
    1833 – John Deere made its first steel plough
    1835 – James Gordon Bennett published the first issue of the New York Herald.  The price: 1 cent.
    1851 - Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola, FL, was granted a patent for a mechanical freezer, "an improvement in the process for the artificial production of ice."  At a dinner on July 14, 1850, at the Mansion House, Apalachicola, Gorrie produced blocks of ice the size of bricks. He installed his system in the U.W. Marine Hospital in Apalachicola.
    1851 – Linus Yale patented the Yale lock.
    1853 – The first major rail disaster in the US occurred, killing 46 in Norwalk, CT.
    1856 - Birthday of Robert E. Peary (d. 1920) in Cresson, PA.  Peary was thought to be the first to discover the North Pole.  As reported in This Day in American History on May 3, the first airplane flight to the North Pole revealed that he did not discover the "true" North Pole as originally claimed. The plane was piloted by Lieutenant Colonel William Pershing Benedict of San Rafael, CA, and copilot Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Otis Fletcher of Shawnee, OK. In 1997, historian Robert M. Bryce published the results of research indicating that no previous explorer succeeded in reaching the Pole, despite two long standing claims, and that Fletcher was the first human known to set foot on it.  In addition, Dr. Albert Paddock Crary, who was in this party, on February 12, 1961, reached the South Pole by tracked vehicle as part of a scientific expedition.   He became then the only explorer to set foot"
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may06.html.
    1856 - U.S. Army troops from Fort Tejon and Fort Miller prepared to ride out to protect Keyesville, California, from Yokut Indian attack.
    1860 – The first athletic club in the US, The Olympic Club, was formed in San Francisco.
    1861 – Arkansas and Tennessee became the ninth and tenth states to secede.  Jefferson Davis approved a bill declaring War between the US and the Confederacy
    1864 - General Sherman began to advance on Atlanta.
    1877 - Chief Crazy Horse surrenders to US troops, who later murder him.  On Sept 5th, he is bayoneted in the back on orders.  Dakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull leads 5,000 of his followers into Canada to ask protection from the Queen and petition land for a reserve after defeating Gen. Custer and the US 7th Cavalry at the Little Big Horn. The Canadian government refuses.
    1882 - Congress passes the first Chinese Exclusion Act over the veto of President Garfield, making it unlawful for Chinese laborers to enter the US for the next 10 years and denying naturalized citizenship to the Chinese already here. Chinese immigration is essentially shut off for the next 60+ years, as the act is extended in both 1902 and 1904.  The act was repealed on December 17, 1943.
    1884 - Brokerage firm of Grant & Ward, in which former President Ulysses S. Grant was a silent partner, failed under the weight of $16,725,466 worth of debts. It soon became known that Ward was a swindler who had used Grant's "good" name to perpetuate one fraud after another.
    1890 – The Mormon Church renounced polygamy.
    1895 - Birthday of Rodolpho Alfonzo Rafaello Pietro Filberto Gugliemi Di Valentina D'Antonguolla (d. 1926), whose professional name was Rudolph Valentino, was born at Castellaneta, Italy. Popular silent film star.  For years press reports claimed that "at least one weeping veiled woman in black bought flowers to his tomb" in Hollywood Memorial Park, every year on the anniversary of his death at New York, NY.
    1896 - Samuel Pierpont Langley flew an unpiloted Number 5 aircraft using a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River. The aircraft traveled almost 3/4 of a mile - ten times further than any previous heavier-than-air flying machine.
    1899 - Birthday of trombonist Charlie Irvis (d. 1939), New York City.
http://www.centrohd.com/biogra/i1/charlie_irvis_b.htm
    1903 – Bernard “Toots” Shor (d. 1977) was born in Philadelphia.  Proprietor of a legendary saloon and restaurant, Toots Shor’s Restaurant in Manhattan, he ran three different establishments under that name, but his first – and most renowned – was located at 51 West 51st Street. He was known as a saloonkeeper, friend, and confidante to some of New York's biggest celebrities during that era…Jackie Gleason, Joe DiMaggio, Ernest Hemingway, Chief Justice Earl Warren among them. 
    1904 - Country music pioneer Cliff Carlisle (d. 1983) was born in Taylorsville, Kentucky. An associate of Jimmie Rodgers, he began his recording career in February, 1930 with Rodgers' "T for Texas." During the next 18 months, Cliff Carlisle recorded more than a dozen of Rodgers' songs, and many other tunes sung in Rodgers' style. Cliff later formed a duo with his brother Bill, and they were popular throughout the '30s and '40s. Cliff Carlisle retired from music in 1947.
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/reviews/carlisle.htm
http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/7039.shtml
    1907 – Pro Football Hall of Fame Head Coach Weeb Ewbank was born Wilbur Charles Ewbank (d. 1998) in Richmond, IN.  Part of the deep and broad coaching tree of Paul Brown, Ewbank coached and won two of the most important and famous games in NFL history:  in the 1958 NFL Championship game, the Baltimore Colts’ overtime victory over the New York Giants was the first overtime game in history and the first to be televised nationally; and in 1969, the AFL’s New York Jets upset win over the NFL Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, largely believed to be the impetus to the merger of the two leagues in 1970.  Ewbank was an assistant under the legendary Paul Brown and he developed two of the NFL’s greatest Hall of Fame QBs, Johnny Unitas and Joe Namath. 
    1915 - George Herman "Babe" Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit his first Major League home run in a game against the New York Yankees in New York. It was also his Major League pitching debut, winning 4-3. It is lost among his hitting prowess but Ruth pitched for the Red Sox from 1914-19 to a 93-46 record and an ERA of 2.28.  In 1915-17 he won 65 games, winning 23 and 24 in ’16 and ’17, respectively.  He was regarded then as one of the top lefties in the game and many considered him to be near the Walter Johnsons and Christy Mathewsons. http://www.baberuth.com/
    1915 - Birthday of Orson Welles (d. 1985), actor and director, was born at Kenosha, WI.  “Citizen Kane,” which he directed and in which he played the title role, is one of the most influential films ever made.  Other films in which he had a role include “The Third Man” and “The Magnificent Amersons.”   His radio show in 1938 brought listeners to believe the Earth was invaded from Mars.  http://www.bway.net/~nipper/
    1918 - Canadian composer and teacher Godfrey Ridout (d. 1984) was born in Toronto. During his association with the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music from   1948 until his retirement in 1982, he guided some of Canada's most famous musicians. As a composer, Ridout will be best remembered for his orchestral pieces, including "Music for a Young Prince," commissioned for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 and composed with Prince Charles in mind.
http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/p_/Ridout_Godfrey.html
    1928 - The longest footrace in history began at City Hall in New York City. It concluded on July 24 in San Francisco, 3,415 miles later. 60-year-old Abraham Lincoln Monteverde, a veteran of more than 100 marathons, not only won the race, but he was also the only competitor to finish.
    1931 - Birthday of “The Say Hey Kid,” Willie Howard Mays, Hall of Fame outfielder and one of baseball’s greatest players of all-time, at Westfield, AL. He spent most of his career with the New York/San Francisco Giants.  Mays won two National League MVP awards and shares the record of most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Stan Musial.   He is remembered, among his many great moments for perhaps the best catch in Major League history during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series.  “The Catch,” an over-the-shoulder running grab by Mays in deep center field of the Polo Grounds of a long drive off the bat of Vic Wertz during the eighth inning is considered the iconic image of Mays' playing career and one of baseball's most memorable fielding plays.  The catch and the nearly perfect throw to the infield, prevented two Indian runners from scoring, preserving a tie game. In appreciation of his All-Star record, Ted Williams said "They invented the All-Star Game for Willie Mays."   Mays ended his career with 660 home runs, third at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-time. He also won a record-tying 12 Gold Glove awards beginning in 1957 when the award was introduced.  He is arguably the greatest player in baseball history and is certainly in that conversation, possessed of blinding speed, a great arm, hit and hit with power, a great defensive fielder and a disruptive force for the opposition.  In 1999, Mays placed second on The Sporting News’ "List of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players", making him the highest-ranking living player. Later that year, he was also elected to the Major League All-Century Team. Mays is one of five National League players to have had eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons.  He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.  Willie Mays Day was proclaimed by former mayor Willie Brown to be every May 24 in San Francisco.  [As a kid growing up on the Jersey Shore in the 1950s, I went to many Giants, Yankees, and Dodgers games every summer.  The argument about the best ballplayer was always “Mays or Mantle,” with The Duke not far behind, a time gone by that will never be repeated. Ralph Mango.]
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/
hofer_bios/mays_willie.htm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/
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    1935 - Executive Order 7034 created the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
    1936 - Birthday of singer Sylvia Robinson was born Sylvia Vanderpool (d. 2011) in Harlem, New York City. Singer/songwriter/producer/label owner. In the mid-'50s, she teamed with Mickey Baker as Mickey & Sylvia. Had million-selling "Love Is Strange" in 1956-57. Married Joe Robinson and founded All Platinum Records which later became Sugar Hill Records, the first major rap label.
http://www.picosearch.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl
    1937 - At 7:20pm, during a thunder and lightning rainstorm, the dirigible Hindenburg exploded as it approached the mooring mast at Lakehurst, NJ, after a trans-Atlantic voyage.  Of its 97 passengers and crew, 36 died in the accident, which ended the dream of mass transportation via dirigible.
http://www.vidicom-tv.com/tohiburg.htm
    1939 - Herbie Cox (d. 2019), lead singer of the '50s and '60s vocal group the Cleftones, was born in Cincinnati.
    1940 - John Steinbeck's “The Grapes of Wrath” wins the Pulitzer Prize as most distinguished novel of 1939. He gets the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.  Banned in 1980 in two Iowa high school sophomore classes after a parent complained the book was "profane, vulgar, and obscene."  The head of the school board defended the action, noting the US was "going pell mell downhill" morally and they were reversing the trend.
http://steinbeck.sjsu.edu/home/
    1941 – Bob Hope performed his first USO Show, at March Field in CA.
    1942 - David Freisen, American jazz bassist, was born in Tacoma, Washington.  He is the younger brother of actress Dyan Cannon. http://www.globalbass.com/archives/may2001/david_friesen.htm
    1944 - The first flight of the Mitsubishi A7M fighter, designed to replace the Zero, takes place. Technical problems and Allied bombing raids prevent mass production.
    1945 – Bob Seger was born in Lincoln Park, MI.  In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album “Live Bullet,” recorded live at Cobo Hall in Detroit. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album “Night Moves.”  Seger has recorded many hits, including “We’ve Got Tonight,” “Against the Wind,” “Shakedown” (written for “Beverly Hills Cop II).  He also co-wrote the Eagles’ number-one hit "Heartache Tonight." His iconic recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll” was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001.  Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
    1948 - KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles first broadcast
    1951 - Liz Taylor's first divorce, from Conrad Hilton Jr.
http://www.bestofcolumbus.com/fussichen/otde.htm
http://www.who2.com/conradhilton.html
    1953 - Alva "Bobo" Holloman of the St. Louis Browns pitched a no-hitter in his first Major League start, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-0.  He is one of two pitchers to throw a no-hitter in his first Major League start.  His early appearances with them, all in relief, yielded an ERA close to 9.00. Undaunted, the confident Holloman pestered manager Marty Marion to give him a chance as a starter. He took the mound in that capacity for the first time on a rainy night before a hometown crowd of 2,473 and threw the no-hitter. The 29-year-old rookie embellished his performance with three RBI and his only two hits in the Majors.   He went down to the minors in 1954 and retired thereafter.
http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Holloman_Bobo.stm
http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollobo01.shtml
http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/H/Holloman_Bobo.tbi.stm
    1954 - Running for the British Amateur Athletic association in a meet at Oxford University, Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier with a time of 3:59:4.  Four minutes for a mile at the time was considered not only a physical barrier but also a psychological one. In this epic race, Bannister relied on two teammates to pace him. Chris Brasher helped Bannister for the first two laps with times of 57.5 and 1:58.2.  Chris Chataway sprang to the lead for the third quarter (3.00:5). Bannister followed Chataway around the curve and started his kick on the backstretch.  He sprinted past Chataway and, as he broke the tape, into track history.  But his record lasted little more than a month, until John Landy of Australia ran 3:58.0 on June
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    1957 - Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage."  A volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight US Senators, the book focuses intensely on mid-19th-century antebellum America and the efforts of senators to delay the American Civil War. Profiles was widely celebrated and became a bestseller.  In 1990, Kennedy's family created the Profile in Courage Award to honor individuals who have acted with courage in the same vein as those profiled in the book.  In his 2008 autobiography, Kennedy speechwriter  Ted Sorenson, who was presumed as early as 1958 to be the book's ghostwriter, acknowledged that he actually wrote most of the book.
http://www.johnfkennedy.org/
    1957 - Eugene O'Neill became the first writer to win a Pulitzer Prize four times for drama for his play, "Long Day's Journey Into Night." His other awards were in 1920 for "Beyond the Horizon," in 1922 for "Anna Christie," and in 1928 for "Strange Interlude."
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/literature/1936a.html
http://www.eoneill.com/
    1958 - Top Hits
“Tequila” - The Champs
“The Witch Doctor” - David Seville
“Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” - Elvis Presley
“Oh Lonesome Me” - Don Gibson
    1959 - The Pablo Picasso painting of a Dutch girl was sold for $154,000 in London. It was the highest price paid to that time for a painting by a living artist.
    1963 - William Faulkner wins a posthumous one for “The Reivers.”  Samuel Barber wins for his "Piano Concerto No. 1."
    1964 - The first election in the District of Columbia was the primary election, when the Reverend Edward Franklin Jackson, a Methodist minister who was African-American, defeated Frank Daniel Reeves for the office of Democratic committee-man.
    1965 - In their Clearwater, Florida hotel room, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards work out the opening guitar riff of "Satisfaction," following Richard's purchase of a Gibson fuzz-box earlier that day.
    1965 - James Brown reworks a song called "I Found You" by Yvonne Fair and comes up with "I Got You" (I Feel Good). It will become the biggest hit of his career, reaching #3 in the US.
    1966 - Top Hits
“Good Lovin'” - The Young Rascals
“Monday Monday” - The Mamas & The Papas
“Sloop John B” - The Beach Boys
“I Want to Go with You” - Eddy Arnold
    1967 - Two weeks after being pushed out of the top spot on the Cashbox Best Sellers list by The Monkees' "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," Nancy and Frank Sinatra return to the top spot with "Something Stupid."
    1968 - PATTERSON, ROBERT MARTIN, Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Troop B, 2d Squadron. 17th Cavalry. Place and date: Near La Chu, Republic of Vietnam, 6 May 1968. Entered service at: Raleigh, N.C. Born: 16 April 1948, Durham, N.C. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Patterson (then Sp4c.) distinguished himself while serving as a fire team leader of the 3d Platoon, Troop B, during an assault against a North Vietnamese Army battalion which was entrenched in a heavily fortified position. When the leading squad of the 3d Platoon was pinned down by heavy interlocking automatic weapon and rocket propelled grenade fire from 2 enemy bunkers, Sgt. Patterson and the 2 other members of his assault team moved forward under a hail of enemy fire to destroy the bunkers with grenade and machinegun fire. Observing that his comrades were being fired on from a third enemy bunker covered by enemy gunners in l-man spider holes, Sgt. Patterson, with complete disregard for his safety and ignoring the warning of his comrades that he was moving into a bunker complex, assaulted and destroyed the position. Although exposed to intensive small arm and grenade fire from the bunkers and their mutually supporting emplacements. Sgt. Patterson continued his assault upon the bunkers which were impeding the advance of his unit. Sgt. Patterson single-handedly destroyed by rifle and grenade fire 5 enemy bunkers, killed 8 enemy soldiers and captured 7 weapons. His dauntless courage and heroism inspired his platoon to resume the attack and to penetrate the enemy defensive position. Sgt. Patterson's action at the risk of his life has reflected great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
    1970 – The Peace Movement becomes more violent following the May 4 Kent State Massacre. The next twelve days student strikes disrupt 448 colleges, involving possibly as many as 4 million students. The movement grows to 750+ campuses of 2500 nationwide with demonstrations against sending troops to Cambodia. Even Stanford University experiences "worst riots in its history.” 75 campuses stayed closed through the rest of the school year.
http://world.std.com/obi/Emi.Anthology/tears.html
    1972 - Elton John's "Rocket Man" is released in the US, where it will reach #6.
    1973 - The New England Whalers won the first championship of the World Hockey Association. They defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 9-6, to win the final series, four games to one. Both teams later moved into the National Hockey League.
    1973 - Paul Simon began his first solo tour in Boston, three years after splitting up with Art Garfunkel. Some of the shows were recorded and selections released on the following year's "Live Rhymin'" album.
    1974 - Top Hits
“The Loco-Motion” - Grand Funk
“Dancing Machine” - The Jackson 5
“The Streak” - Ray Stevens
“Things Aren't Funny Anymore” - Merle Haggard
    1977 - Ten weeks after entering the Billboard singles chart, The Eagles' masterpiece, "Hotel California" became the band's fourth US #1 hit.
    1980 - NBC came to terms with its superstar, Johnny Carson. Johnny signed a new three-year contract for approximately $5 million a year. Carson also reduced his "Tonight Show" to one hour from ninety minutes and cut his work week to four nights. Plus, he got billing in the show's title, as it became "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson."
http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/indexflash.jsp
    1981 - A jury of architects and sculptors unanimously selected Maya Ying Lin’s design for the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial from 1,421 other entries.  The memorial sits on 3 acres in Washington, DC and was competed in 1982, and receives over 3 million visitors annually.
    1982 - Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the 15th pitcher in the Majors to win 300 career victories. Perry, known for his spitball as well as a variety of other pitches, led the Mariners past the New York Yankees 7-3. He was long suspected of doctoring the baseball with his saliva.  Perry pitched for eight different teams over 22 years and won 314 games.  He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perryga01.shtml1982
    1982 - Top Hits
“I Love Rock 'N Roll” - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
“Chariots of Fire” - Titles - Vangelis
“Ebony and Ivory” - Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder
“Mountain Music” - Alabama
    1984 - Tina Turner's comeback hit, "What's Love Got to Do With It," was released. The song went to number one, won Grammys for record and song of the year, and established Turner as a major solo star.         
    1986 - The Rev. Donald E. Pelotte, 41, was ordained in Gallup, New Mexico, becoming the first Native American to be made a Roman Catholic Bishop in the U.S.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/drexel/news/1005bishop.htm
http://www.dioceseofgallup.org/
    1986 - From the “What an Ungrateful Thing to Do, Joan” file: Comedienne Joan Rivers put her foot in her mouth by announcing to the world that she was leaving "The Tonight Show" as permanent guest host to begin her own late-night gabfest on the new FOX TV Network.  She was immediately banned from appearing on “The Tonight Show” by Johnny Carson, even after her show folded.  She made her first appearance on that show when invited by host Jimmy Fallon in the premiere of “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” in 2014. http://www.joanrivers.com/
    1988 - "Have another doughnut, you fat pig!"  After a 6-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs, New Jersey Devils Coach Jim Schoenfeld confronted referee Don Koharski as the officials left the ice.  In a scuffle, Koharski either fell, or was pushed, causing Schoenfeld to mock him with the insult.  The league suspended Schoenfeld without a hearing, but a judge granted the Devils request for an injunction.  In response, regular officials chose not to work the next Devils-Bruins game. Instead, an amateur referee handled the game assisted by two off-ice officials acting as linesmen. The Devils won, 3-1.
    1990 - Top Hits
“Nothing Compares 2 U” - Sinead O'Connor
“I Wanna Be Rich” - Calloway
“How Can We Be Lovers” - Michael Bolton
“Love on Arrival” - Dan Seals
    1992 - Bruce Springsteen unveiled his new band at a surprise show at the Bottom Line in New York. The only holdover from the E Street Band was keyboardist Roy Bittan. The four-piece group backed Springsteen on "Saturday Night Live" three nights later. "The Boss" opened his world tour in Stockholm nine days after his New York appearance.
    1994 - Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton, alleging that he had sexually harassed her in 1991.  The Paula Jones case precipitated Clinton's impeachment. Charges of perjury and obstruction of justice were brought against Clinton based on statements he made during the depositions for the Jones lawsuit.  The case went through the courts, eventually reaching the Supreme Court on January 13, 1997. On May 27, the Supreme Court allowed the lawsuit to proceed.  Clinton dismissed Jones's story and agreed to move on with the lawsuit.  Clinton entered into an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to pay Jones and her attorneys a total of $850,000, before the lawsuit was dismissed pre-trial on the grounds that Jones failed to demonstrate damages.  In April 1999, Judge Wright found Clinton in civil contempt of court for misleading testimony in the Jones case. She ordered Clinton to pay $1,202 to the court and an additional $90,000 to Jones's lawyers for expenses incurred, far less than the $496,000 that the lawyers originally requested. Wright then referred Clinton's conduct to the Arkansas Bar for disciplinary action, and on January 19, 2001, the day before Clinton left office, he entered into an agreement with the Arkansas Bar under which Clinton was stripped of his license to practice law in Arkansas for a period of five years. His fine was paid from a fund raised for his legal expenses. 
    1997 - Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    1998 - Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Kerry Wood set the National League record and tied the Major League record for most strikeouts in a 9-innning game when he fanned 20 Houston Astros in a 2-0 Chicago win. Roger Clemens set the Major League record in 1986 and tied it in 1996. The former modern National League Mark, 19, was held by three pitchers, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver and David Cone.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/14836/index.html
    2004 - The series finale of “Friends” aired on NBC, after owning Thursday night The finale attracts 52.46 million viewers, sixth most watched overall series finale in U.S. television history, behind the finales of “M*A*S*H*,” “Roots,” “Cheers,” “The Fugitive,” and “Seinfeld” which were watched by 125, 100, 92.5, 78 and 76.3 million viewers, respectively.   
    2006 - Nancy Sinatra unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as she celebrated forty years in music since the debut of her 1966 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’."
    2013 - Wal-Mart revenue exceeds that of Exxon Mobil, becoming the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list.
    2014 - Bayer strengthens its position in consumer healthcare after winning Merck's consumer-focused business unit at auction for $14.2 billion.
    2014 - Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, filed plans for a U.S. IPO. At closing time on the date of its IPO on September 19, 2014, Alibaba's market value was US$231 billion. The pricing of the IPO initially raised US$21.8 billion, which later increased to US$25 billion, making it the largest IPO in history.