Today is Saturday, May 12th, the 132nd day of 2001. There are 233 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 12th, 1820, the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, was born in Florence, Italy. On this date: In 1870, Manitoba entered Confederation as a Canadian province. In 1932, the body of the kidnapped son of Anne and Charles Lindbergh was found in a wooded area of Hopewell, New Jersey. In 1937, Britain's King George the Sixth was crowned at Westminster Abbey. In 1943, during World War Two, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered. In 1949, the Soviet Union announced an end to the Berlin Blockade. In 1965, West Germany and Israel exchanged letters establishing diplomatic relations. In 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice. In 1975, the White House announced the new Cambodian government had seized an American merchant ship, the "Mayaguez," in international waters. In 1978, the Commerce Department said hurricanes would no longer be given only female names. In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who was trying to reach Pope John Paul the Second. Ten years ago: Syrian President Hafez Assad, meeting with US Secretary of State James A. Baker the Third, refused to yield on key demands for joining a Middle East peace conference. Five years ago: Authorities in Florida called off the search for possible survivors from the crash of ValuJet Flight 592, a day after the jetliner nose-dived into the Everglades with 110 people on board. One year ago: During visits to Ohio and Minnesota, President Clinton called for open trade with China, saying it would help the communist nation move closer to democracy. Adam Petty, 19, the fourth-generation driver of NASCAR's most famous family, died in a crash during practice for the Busch 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Today's Birthdays: Actress Katharine Hepburn is 94. Journalist Howard K. Smith is 87. Critic John Simon is 76. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 76. Composer Burt Bacharach is 72. Talk show host Tom Snyder is 65. Comedian George Carlin is 64. Actress Millie Perkins is 63. Former White House press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jayotis Washington (The Persuasions) is 60. Country singer Billy Swan is 59. Actress Linda Dano is 58. Musician Ian McLagan is 56. Actress Lindsay Crouse is 53. Singer-musician Steve Winwood is 53. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 51. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 51. Singer Billy Squier is 51. Country singer Kix Brooks is 46. Actress Kim Greist is 43. Actor Ving Rhames is 40. Rock musician Billy Duffy is 40. Actor Emilio Estevez is 39. Actress Vanessa Williams (formerly on "Melrose Place") is 38. Country musician Eddie Kilgallon is 36. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 35. Actress Kim Fields Freeman is 32. Actress Samantha Mathis is 31. Actress Jamie Luner is 30. Actor Mackenzie Astin is 28. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girls) is 25. Actor Jason Biggs is 23. Actors Sawyer and Sullivan Sweeten ("Everybody Loves Raymond") are six. "One face to the world, another at home makes for misery." -- Amy Vanderbilt, American etiquette expert (1908-1974). (Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)