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