Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year.
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On May 19, 1920, 10 people were killed in a gunbattle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a ...
Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026. There are 227 days left in the year.
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On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state erupted, leaving an estimated 57 people dead or missing.
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In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during ...
Today is Saturday, May 16, the 136th day of 2026. There are 229 days left in the year.
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On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized "counterrevolutionary revisionists" within the party and marked the beginning of ...
Today is Friday, May 15, the 135th day of 2026. There are 230 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 15, 1970, less than two weeks after the National Guard shooting at Kent State University, two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi were killed and 12 were injured ...
Today is Thursday, May 14, the 134th day of 2026. There are 231 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 14, 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition, organized to explore the Louisiana Territory as well as the Pacific Northwest, began its journey near present-day Hartford, Illinois.
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Today in History: May 13, United States declares war on Mexico
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Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2026. There are 232 days left in the year.
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On May 13, 1846, the United States Congress formally declared war against Mexico, following ...
Today in History: May 12, tens of thousands die in Sichuan earthquake
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Today is Tuesday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2026. There are 233 days left in the year.
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On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province left ...
Today in History: May 11, Deep Blue defeats Kasparov
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Today is Monday, May 11, the 131st day of 2026. There are 234 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 11, 1997, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in the final game of ...
Today is Saturday, May 9, the 129th day of 2026. There are 236 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use as the first oral contraceptive pill.
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In 1754, the famous political ...
Today is Friday, May 8, the 128th day of 2026. There are 237 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced in a radio address that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered, stating that "the flags of freedom fly all over Europe" on V-E (Victory in ...
Today in History: May 7, RMS Lusitania torpedoed, sunk by German submarine
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Today is Thursday, May 7, the 127th day of 2026. There are 238 days left in the year.
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On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner RMS Lusitania off ...
Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes in flames in New Jersey
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Today is Wednesday, May 6, the 126th day of 2026. There are 239 days left in the year.
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On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed ...
Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2026. There are 240 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7.
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Today is Monday, May 4, the 124th day of 2026. There are 241 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on student demonstrators during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
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Today is Saturday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2026. There are 243 days left in the year.
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On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory for the African National Congress after South Africa's first democratic elections.
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In 1863, during the Civil War, ...
Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden
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Today is Friday, May 1, the 121st day of 2026. There are 244 days left in the year.
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On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. ...
Today in History: April 30, Vietnam War ends
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Today is Thursday, April 30, the 120th day of 2026. There are 245 days left in the year.
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On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.
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Today in History: April 29, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict
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Today is Wednesday, April 29, the 119th day of 2026. There are 246 days left in the year.
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On April 29, 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, California, ...
Today in History: April 28, Abu Ghraib torture images made public
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Today is Tuesday, April 28, the 118th day of 2026. There are 247 days left in the year.
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On April 28, 2004, the world first viewed images of prisoner abuse and torture by U.S. troops ...
Today in History: April 27, deadly tornadoes strike the Southeast
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Today is Monday, April 27, the 117th day of 2026. There are 248 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 27, 2011, during the four-day Super Outbreak, 112 tornadoes touched down across the ...
