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2011, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 1, the 121st day of 2025. There are 244 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation, which took place in Abbottabad, Pakistan in the ...

1975, Vietnam War ends

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2025. There are 245 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. Also on this date: In 1789, George ...

1992, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, April 29, the 119th day of 2025. There are 246 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 29, 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, California, acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with assault and using excessive force in the ...

1986, the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, April 26, the 116th day of 2025. There are 249 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 26, 1986, in the worst nuclear disaster in history, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout ...

1898, Spanish-American War declared

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 25, the 115th day of 2025. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American victory, after which the ...

1916, the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, April 24, the 114th day of 2025. There are 251 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 24, 1916, Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. Though the rebels surrendered to British forces ...