... stepping down from this particular case in fear for his life. May 24th was a very special day for the women of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Midshipman, Kristine Holderied was the first of the one thousand and four graduates to receive a diploma from Admiral James Watkins, chief of naval operations ... . Kristine became the first woman to graduate at the top of a class in a service academy. The national debt ceiling was also raised in May. On the 25th it was at an ... ...

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