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Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn beheaded

Today in History: May 17, Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Today in History: May 16, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends

Today in History: May 15, George Wallace shot and paralyzed

Today in History: May 14, Freedom Riders attacked

Today in History: May 13, Pope John Paul II shot and wounded

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Today in History: May 12, Soviets lift Berlin Blockade

Today in History: May 11, Adolf Eichmann captured

Today in History: May 10, transcontinental railroad finished

Today in History: May 9, Mandela chosen to lead South Africa

Today in History: May 8, Truman announces Nazi surrender

Today in History: May 7, Germany’s surrender

Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes

Today in History: May 5, Shepard is first American in space

Today in History: May 4, four killed at Kent State

Today in History: May 3, Margaret Thatcher elected

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Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory

Today in History: May 1, Americans hear of bin Laden’s death

Today in History: April 30, George Washington’s oath

Today in History: April 29, Dachau is liberated

Today in History: April 28, Mussolini is executed

Today in History: April 27, deadly Alabama tornadoes