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• On another street, the crowd threw rocks at buildings. Many people were too afraid to step outside.
• "My family is staying inside. We are afraid of being attacked. There are rumors that more violence will break out today," said one Muslim resident, Ko Maung Gyi, who spoke by telephone from inside his locked home in Lashio's main Muslim neighborhood.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2013. There are 216 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlights in History:
• On May 29, 1913, the ballet "Le Sacre du printemps" (The Rite of Spring), with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, had its chaotic world premiere in Paris. The D.H. Lawrence novel "Sons and Lovers" was first published by Duckworth & Co. of London, albeit in an expurgated version.
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• On this date:
• In 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.
• In 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution.
• In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.
• In 1912, the ballet "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune" (The Afternoon of a Faun), with music by Claude Debussy, premiered in Paris with Vaslav Nijinsky dancing the title role.
• In 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Mass.
• In 1932, World War I veterans began arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
• In 1943, Norman Rockwell's portrait of "Rosie the Riveter" appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
• In 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
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