1966 25ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May

1967 Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges

1967 Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia

1967 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1968 Viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level

1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam

1969 Apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space

1969 Turtles play the White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times

1969 US troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill

1970 Stanley Cup Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games

1971 US special delivery rates go from 45¢ to 60¢

1972 Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77

1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1973 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania

1973 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2

1974 In China a 6.8 quake was one of the world's deadliest earthquakes.

1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I

1979 Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing

1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

1980 Ottawa gives financially strapped Chrysler Canada $20 million in loan guarantees, and Ontario provides a $10 million grant, Bring on the K Car!!!

1981 François Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France

1983 "Laverne & Shirley" last airs on ABC-TV

1983 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul

1983 NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside after allegations he sought to influence a magistrate.

1984 International Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua

1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base

1985 In the New Britian Region a7.3 quake resulted in one person killed. Damage in the Bialla-Hoskins area. Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen trees in the Nakanai Mountains

1986 "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart

1986 Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Crüe marries Heather Locklear

1988 Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000

1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II

1989 General Manuel Noriega's Government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin

1990 "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 45 performances

1990 French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph

1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella

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