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Byzantium Dedication Creation — May 11, 330
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Byzantium Dedication Creation — May 11, 330

330, Byzantium dedication: Constantine the Great renames it Constantinople, Roman Empir...

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Transcontinental Railroad Completion Launch — May 10...
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Transcontinental Railroad Completion Launch — May 10...

1869: Transcontinental Railroad Completion Launch in Promontory Summit, Utah, unites ea...

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Smallpox Eradication — May 8, 1980
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Smallpox Eradication — May 8, 1980

1980, smallpox eradication in Geneva, Switzerland, with a death toll of 300-500 million...

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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Premiere — May 7, 1824
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Premiere — May 7, 1824

1824: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in Vienna, Austria, at Kärntnertor Theatre, ...

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World Health Organization Founded — May 5, 1948
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World Health Organization Founded — May 5, 1948

On May 5, 1948, the World Health Organization was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, with ...

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Kent State Shootings — May 4, 1970
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Kent State Shootings — May 4, 1970

On May 4, 1970, the National Guard opened fire on a crowd of student protesters at Kent...

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On This Day, May 12

  • 2024: Middle/End of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of Geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
  • 2018: Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.
  • 2017: The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
  • 2015: A train derailment in Philadelphia, United States, kills eight people and injures more than 200.
  • 2015: Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3,500.

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