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Today in History: May 8, Allies celebrate Nazi surrender in World War II

Today in History: May 7, RMS Lusitania torpedoed, sunk by German submarine

Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes in flames in New Jersey

Today in History: April 26, the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster

Today in History: April 27, deadly tornadoes strike the Southeast

Today in History: April 28, Abu Ghraib torture images made public

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Today in History: April 29, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

Today in History: April 30, Vietnam War ends

Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden

Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims election victory

Today in History: May 3, Oklahoma City struck by historic tornado

Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University

Today in History: May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space

Today in History: April 25, Spanish-American War declared

Today in History: April 24, the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin