Today in History

    What happened on the 7th of May in history?

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    • 1429
      English siege of Orl‚ans broken by Joan of Arc
    • 1792
      Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)
    • 1800
      Indiana Territory organized
    • 1824
      Beethoven's 9th Symphony performed for 1st time
    • 1915
      Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost
    • 1927
      SF Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated
    • 1934
      World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan - Philippines
    • 1941
      Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid
    • 1945
      Nazis surrender to Gen Eisenhower at Reims - France
    • 1947
      Kraft Television Theater premiers
    • 1954
      French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dienbienphu
    • 1959
      93 -103 largest baseball crowd (LA Coliseum) see Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees in exhibition 6-2
    • 1963
      Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6 -700 miles)
    • 1966
      Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene
    • 1975
      Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT) - Semi Finals- Flyers hold 3-1 lead
    • 1983
      Bruins 4-Isles 8 - Wales Conf Championship- Isles win series 4-2