1824
\nBeethoven’s 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.<\/p>\n
1847
\nThe American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n
1915
\nThe British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland.<\/p>\n
1945
\nGermany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France.<\/p>\n
1954
\nThe 56-day-long battle of Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh’s forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French power in Indochina.<\/p>\n
1992
\nThe 27th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.<\/p>\n
1994
\nEdvard Munch’s painting, The Scream was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.<\/p>\n
1999
\nDuring action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.<\/p>\n
2000
\nVladimir Putin was inaugurated as Russia\u2019s president.<\/p>\n
May 7
\nEdwin H. Land
\n1909\u20131991 American inventor and photographic pioneer.<\/p>\n
While at Harvard, Land became interested in the properties and manipulation of polarized light. He left Harvard and, in 1932, created Polaroid J Sheet, a polarizing material that was inexpensive and easy to fabricate.<\/p>\n
Robert Browning
\npoet (1812)<\/p>\n
Johannes Brahms
\ncomposer (1833)<\/p>\n
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
\ncomposer, (1840)<\/p>\n
Archibald MacLeish
\npoet and public official (1892)<\/p>\n
Gary Cooper
\nfilm actor (1901)<\/p>\n
Eva Peron
\npolitical leader (1919)<\/p>\n
Johnny Unitas
\nfootball player (1933)<\/p>\n
Tim Russert
\njournalist (1950)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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