Let's start with a little history, shall we? On this day in 1793, in Baltimore, Maryland, Father Stephen Theodore Badin becomes the first Catholic priest to be ordained in the United States. Badin was ordained by Bishop John Carroll, an early advocate of American Catholicism, and appointed to the Catholic mission in Kentucky. Also-Science-fiction fans and movie buffs in general have cause to celebrate on this day in 1977, when 20th Century Fox releases George Lucas’ space odyssey Star Wars. After Lucas’ second feature film, American Graffiti (1973), became a hit, Fox agreed to put up $9.5 million for the writer-director’s next project. After four years in production, including location shots in Tunisia and Death Valley, California, Star Wars was ready for its release. Its relatively unknown cast featured Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, who teams with the roguish Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to rescue Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) from captivity on a space station commanded by the menacing Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones). The alien creatures, massive space station, elaborate space battles and other special effects came courtesy of Lucas’ company, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). $DIS, Walt Disney Company (The) / H1 And-On this day in 1944, Germany launches Operation Knight’s Move, in an attempt to seize Yugoslav communist partisan leader Tito. Using parachute drops and glider troops, German forces landed in the Yugoslavian village of Drvar, where Josep Broz Tito, leader of the anti-Axis guerilla movement, was believed to be. The village was decimated: Men, women, and children were all killed by German troops in search of Tito, who escaped. Also on this day in 1944, a revolt breaks out at the extermination camp at Auschwitz. As several hundred Hungarian Jews were being led to a gas chamber in Birkenau (a supplementary camp, part of the Auschwitz complex known as Auschwitz II), the prisoners ran into the woods, suspecting their fate. Searchlights flooded the surrounding area, enabling the SS, who controlled the camp, to shoot all those who fled. This was the second such revolt in three days. Amazon Echo recorded a family's conversation? No word if any family member is named Alexa. | $AMZN $AMZN, Amazon.com, Inc. / H1 Asbestos in baby powder? I need to read more about this. A streamline federal regulations governing activity in Earth's lower orbit. This includes the creation of a "one-stop-shopping" office for commercial space, "reforming the regulatory system" for launch and reentry, and reviewing radiofrequency and export control policy. No quotes from Elon Musk? Guess he's too busy worrying about what reporters are saying about Tesla and the CEO. Netflix passes Disney to take the lead in market cap. I was hoping when I saw Disney mentioned that there would be an update on their latest movie release. (Ed note: $NFLX worth will run miles above that of Disney. Online streaming demand is unstoppable). $NFLX, Netflix, Inc. / H1 This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Where is Jon Corzine and what is the market cap of MF Global? Where is Marissa Mayer and will she lead Google's space program? Have a great day and wonderful weekend everyone. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there. Happy Memorial Day! Excelsior!via @deercreekvols