Historical Events In May - 07

1943 On this day in history navy representatives witnessed landing trials of the XR-4 helicopter aboard the merchant tanker Bunker

1943 US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on this day in history.

1943 On this day in history uS first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia

1944 On this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia

1944 HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on this day in history.

1945 Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League on this day in history.

1945 Formal undertaking of complete German surrender on this day in history.

1945 German General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe on this day in history.

1945 On this day in history germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII

1945 Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated on this day in history.

1945 On this day in history nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender

1945 On this day in history princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands

1945 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) on this day in history.

1945 SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 on this day in history.

1946 William H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands on this day in history.

1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC on this day in history.

1947 On this day in history general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution

1947 Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on this day in history.

1948 On this day in history nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death

1951 On this day in history international Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics

1951 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on this day in history.

1953 On this day in history "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances

1953 Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile on this day in history.

1954 French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu on this day in history.

1954 On this day in history uS, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO

1955 USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain on this day in history.

1955 On this day in history west Europe Union established

1956 On this day in history battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300

1956 On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett

1958 On this day in history major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters

1960 "Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances on this day in history.

1960 On this day in history "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 performances

1960 On this day in history leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR

1960 On this day in history michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship

1960 USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy on this day in history.

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