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 May 29, 1953: Hillary and Tenzing reach Everest summitAt 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
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May 25, 1979: Worst air crash in U.S. historyOn Friday afternoon, Memorial Day weekend, American Airlines Flight 191, a Los Angeles-bound DC-10, takes off at 3:03 p.m. from Chicago-O'H… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
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May 24, 1974: Duke Ellington diesThe highest compliment Edward Kennedy Ellington knew how to pay to a fellow musician was to refer to him as being "beyond category." If any… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
0 | on Thursday |
May 23, 1934: Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and ClydeOn this day in 1934, notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police while driving… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
0 | May 23 |
May 22, 1843: Great Emigration departs for OregonA massive wagon train, made up of 1,000 settlers and 1,000 head of cattle, sets off down the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri. Know… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
0 | May 22 |
May 21, 1942: Thousands of Jews die in Nazi gas chambers; IG Farber sets up factoryOn this day in 1942, 4,300 Jews are deported from the Polish town of Chelm to the Nazi extermination camp at Sobibor, where all are gassed… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
0 | May 21 |
May 18, 1896: Supreme Court rules in Plessy vs. FergusonIn a major victory for supporters of racial segregation, the U.S. Supreme Court rules seven to one that a Louisiana law providing for "equa… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
0 | May 18 |
May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education is decidedIn a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling t… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
0 | May 17 |
May 16, 1929: First Academy Awards ceremonyOn this day in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its first awards, at a dinner party for around 250 people he… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
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May 15: 1976: A young woman and her married lover kill her familyPatricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca are arrested for the brutal slaying of Columbo's parents and brother in Elk Grove, Illinois. Twenty-year-… Started by Urban Pulse Media |
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