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4 May 1970 – Students Protesting the Vietnam War are Killed on the Campus of Kent State University
by Vishul Malik*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons During one of the most contentious periods in American history, a singular event crystallized the resistance to the Vietnam War: members of the Ohio National Guard…
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May 1 1999 – After 75 Years, the Body of Climber George Mallory is Found on Mount Everest
by Vishul Malik*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons More than five miles above sea level, a group of four mountain climbers led by Conrad Anker found what they were looking for on May 1,…
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Following 39 days of tense discussion fraught with international implications, Palestinian militants and Israeli officials finally agreed to end the Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on…
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Fifteen months after the first man-versus-machine chess match-up, world champion Garry Kasparov faced Deep Blue — an IBM supercomputer — in New York City. Competing in a traditional six-game format,…
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The battle against addiction has taken many forms throughout the centuries, but none has had a more prominent effect in recent times than Alcoholics Anonymous. The twelve-step program centering on…
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May 13 1648 – The Red Fort, Home to Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, is Completed in Delhi
by Vishul MalikShah Jahan, in a bid to deepen the lasting impression of the Mughal Dynasty on Indian history, achieved a major step in the creation of his legacy on May 13,…
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May 14 1804 CE – William Clark Sets off on the Famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, the “Corps of Discovery”
by Vishul MalikThe Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Corps of Discovery, was a historic expedition undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to secure the western regions – the Northwest and Oregon…
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On May 15, 1958, the USSR launched the only Soviet satellite that year – Sputnik 3. Sputnik 3 made it into orbit during the International Geophysical Year (IGY), an international…
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The first Academy Awards ceremony in the history of Hollywood was held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday, May 16, 1929. The Academy of Motion…
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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also commonly called the “Big Board”, is the world’s largest stock exchange in terms of its market capitalization which is currently worth over 14…