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Today is Thursday, May 15, the 135th day of 2025. There are 230 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 15, 1970, less than two weeks after the shooting at Kent State University, two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi were killed and 12 ...
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Today is Wednesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2025. 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 ...
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Today is Tuesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2025. There are 232 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 13, 1846, the United States Congress formally declared war against Mexico, following battles along the disputed U.S.-Mexico border in the preceding ...
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Today is Monday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2025. There are 233 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or missing.
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Today is Saturday, May 10, the 130th day of 2025. There are 235 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven in a ceremony in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United ...
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Today is Thursday, May 8, the 128th day of 2025. 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 ...