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Gordon Wiltsie in front of Ulvetanna in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Memorable May quotes
"There is no possibility that it will not happen because our information comes from the Bible."
The Christian radio broadcaster was the key figure behind a popular doomsday prediction that did not come to pass.
"On nights like this one, we can say that justice has been done."
On May 1, the president announced the death of the world's most-wanted terrorist.
"While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not."
The former California governor publicly admitted to having an affair and fathering a child out of wedlock . He made the admission after he and his wife announced they are separating .
"It is with infinite sadness that I feel compelled today to present to the Executive Board my resignation …"
The IMF accepted the resignation of its managing director after he was arrested for investigation of sexual assault charges.
"I understand Hitler ... I sympathize with him a bit."
During a press conference at a prestigious film festival, the Danish director — who's worked with the likes of Nicole Kidman and Bjork — joked about his German heritage.
"I'm not commenting on stuff like that. ... I frankly don't want to play the gotcha games in Washington."
The GOP presidential candidate refused to address recent reports that he has carried significant debt to a luxury store.
"We don't drink blood … that's sick."
This indie actress joked about her highly anticipated new movie role to David Letterman, who assumed the plot was just another "vampire deal."
"These are not Western concepts; these are universal human rights."
The secretary of state voiced these words of support of individuals "fighting for equality and justice" on May 17, a significant day for a community working to end discrimination.
"It's a historic time we're in all along the Mississippi River."
The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers explains plans to flood a region of Louisiana to reduce pressure from the rising river.
"We wanted to write a comedy, not a female comedy, just a comedy that has a lot of women in it."
The "SNL" alum discussed the new film that she both co-wrote and starred in
"I realized I would never be free unless I revealed the truth."
In his forthcoming autobiography, the hall of famer claimed an unnamed Olympic boxing coach abused him as a teen.
"Thank you so much for coming on this extraordinary journey with me."
On May 19, the evening news anchor signed off for the last time, leaving the post after five years.
"An African-American male is taught that he has to be masculine."
The cable news anchor discussed the difficulty of revealing his homosexuality, an announcement he made public in his new memoir.
"My parents got me Stevie Wonder 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' and the Beatles when I was younger. … Good choices, Mom and Dad."
During her MTV special, Lady Gaga recalls the music she listened to growing up.
"I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage."
The influential young country star held a benefit for the residents of this hard-hit Southern town
"For us to have a chance to win, you cannot afford to get tired."
The Miami Heat head coach egged on one of his star players, who helped the team steal an NBA playoff win from their opponents.
"It is done."
After 25 years of hosting, Winfrey wrapped her daytime talk show with a star-studded finale.
Summer reading picks
Author: Elinor Lipman
Plot: Lipman's characters are intelligent and urbane, and they do not behave with incivility, even if their ex-wives have dumped them for crass, wealthy businessmen.
Author:Tom Rob Smith
Plot: The sequel to last summer’s “Child 44” follows a security officer as he struggles to forge a new life with a new job at the Moscow homicide bureau.
Author: Reif Larsen
Plot: Raised just north of the appropriately named Divide, Mont., by his rancher father and scientist mother, the precocious 12-year-old T.S. is a talented cartographer who dreams of mapping the natural world.
Author: George Pelecanos He wrote for a gritty HBO drama.
Plot: A generational battle between working-class Thomas Flynn, owner of a carpet business in Washington, D.C., and his son, Chris, who is more concerned with the rules of the urban streets than with his future.
Author: Amanda Smyth
Plot: In her debut novel, Smyth paints a vivid portrait of a naive young girl who learns some hard truths about herself and her family. Arresting and powerful, it is a shining testament to human resilience.
Author:Sarah Waters
Plot: A satisfyingly retro ghost story with an extraordinarily sharp dose of psychological terror.
Author:Ron Carlson
Plot: A bittersweet love story and a rousing adventure set in the remote stretches of the Wind River range of Wyoming, where a couple has planned their 10th annual backpacking trip.
Author: A. Manette Ansay
Plot: Freshly divorced Jeanette Hochmann is juggling her teaching job at a Miami university, raising her 4-year-old daughter and writing a book on the relationship between 19th century German pianist Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, the protégé of Clara’s husband, Robert.
Author: Kevin Canty
Plot: The college boy still reeling from having almost killed his brother; the married drinker who realizes that his new sobriety demands a big change in his life; the father who realizes he can't protect his 4-year-old son.
Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Plot: In this gothic novel, a young writer receives an offer he can't refuse from an editor.
Author:Jean Thompson
Plot: More contemporary short stories from one of David Sedaris' favorite writers.
Author:Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro
Plot: Vampires threaten humankind in the first of a planned trilogy.
Author:Rebecca Wells
Plot: A girl grows up in Louisiana and presumably learns divine secrets about the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
Author:James Lee Burke
Plot:Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland attempts to uncover a grisly mass murder case in a town near the Mexico border.
Author:Liz Balmaseda
Plot: A woman wrongly charged in a drug case seeks the real culprit in the first novel from the former Miami Herald columnist.
Author: William Vollman
Plot: A National Book Award winner tackles the moral aspects of life on the U.S./Mexican border.
Author:Thomas Pynchon
Plot: Another National Book Award winner blends noir and the psychedelic '60s.
Author: Pat Conroy
Plot:Charleston teens form a bond for life.
Author:Richard Russo
Plot: Middle-aged people experience joy and angst in Cape Cod.
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