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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint a news conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013.  (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)
Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebelsSec'y of State Kerry says US, allies ready to step aid to Syrian opposition
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IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'IRS official in center of targeting probe says she did nothing wrong, answers no questions
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Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado2 infants among 10 children killed in Okla. tornado; state positively identifies 23 of 24 dead
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Sathwik Karnik wins National Geographic Bee12-year-old Sathwik Karnik of Massachusetts wins National Geographic Bee
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Today in History

On May 22, 1913,

the American Cancer Society was founded in New York by a group of doctors and business leaders under its original name, the American Society for the Control of Cancer.

In 1813,

composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.

In 1860,

the United States and Japan exchanged ratifications of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce during a ceremony in Washington.