This Day in History......

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April 28
On April 28, 1945, “Il Duce,” Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland.

 

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Washington, D.C. On April 29, 2004

• World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C. to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war
  

 

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April 30

• 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.

 

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This Day in Sports History: Lou Gehrig Plays Then-Record 2,130th Straight Game — Sports Illustrated

Maybe the most statistically underrated player in MLB history. Amazing production, not just consecutive games.

 

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On May 1, 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building’s lights.

 

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May 2

 

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May 3
1944 "Going My Way", directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Best Picture 1945)

 

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May 8 th 1945


1945 - VE Day / Victory In Europe Declared
1945 : President Truman and Prime minister Churchill declared victory in Europe today, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany. Following the announcement huge crowds, many dressed in red, white and blue, gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London and were cheered as the King, Queen and two Princesses came out onto the balcony.

 

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History—May 12, 1943. 75 Years Ago—May 12, 1943: German and Italian troops surrender in Tunisia, ending the campaign in North Africa; Allies take 225,000 prisoners. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In memory of @moreluck , we should try to keep this thread alive , she enjoyed doing this.

 

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May 3
1944 "Going My Way", directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Best Picture 1945)

RIP You sweet woman !!

 

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• May 13
• 1981 Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt
  Turkish right-wing extremist Mehmet Ali Ağca fired two shots at John Paul II on St. Peter's Square. The Pope was seriously wounded but survived thanks to a 5-hour operation and went on to visit his attacker in prison.

 

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• May 14
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• 1967 NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Baltimore Oriole's Stu Miller
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• 1998 Seinfeld's final 2-part episode "The Finale" airs on NBC to 76.3M viewers (commercials priced at $2M for 30 seconds

 

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May 14th 1948 Israel founded
May 14th 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition launched near Hartford Illinois
May 14th 1973 Skylab, the first U.S. space station measuring 118 ft tall and weighing 77 tons, is launched into orbit around the earth.

 

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• May 15 1940 Richard and Maurice McDonald open the 1st McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California

 

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• May 16
• 1918 The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government an imprisonable offense
• 1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
• 1986 "Top Gun", directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise premieres

 

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• May 17
• 218 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
• 1961 Fidel Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers
• 1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits
• 1998 New York Yankees pitcher David Wells tosses a perfect game in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium, NY

 

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• May 18
• 1974 India becomes the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb
• 2002 Micky Ward beats Arturo Gatti by majority decision in a junior welterweight boxing bout in Uncasville, Connecticut; 'The Ring' Fight of the Year; first fight in their legendary trilogy
• 1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names for Star Trek Captain; they include Kirk

 

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May 19

• 1989 Dow Jones Avg passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1

• 1974 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: In their first Finals appearance the Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 to take the title, 4 games to 2
• 1992 Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face in an altercation over an affair with her husband, in Massapequa, New York

 

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May 20

• 1967 BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" because of drug references

• 1990 Hubble Space Telescope sends its 1st photographs from space

• 1983 Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs

 

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May 21



1927 Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic

1932 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman