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May 7, 2005 The Huffington Post weblog makes it's debut May 7, 2002 China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112 May 7, 1997 Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants May 7, 1997 Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8) May 7, 1996 Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown May 7, 1995 "On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances May 7, 1995 Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election May 7, 1995 Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic May 7, 1995 Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes May 7, 1994 120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6 May 7, 1994 Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle) May 7, 1994 Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen May 7, 1994 Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42) May 7, 1994 Matlock actor Daniel Roebuck (30) weds Kelly Durst (24) May 7, 1993 South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections May 7, 1992 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine May 7, 1992 Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes May 7, 1992 Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races May 7, 1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour) May 7, 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 7, 1991 Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs May 7, 1989 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic May 7, 1989 Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 mins in Nepal at 21,030 feet May 7, 1989 Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency May 7, 1988 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2 May 7, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. May 7, 1987 105 degrees F in Sacramento, California May 7, 1987 Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers May 7, 1986 Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I May 7, 1986 Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires May 7, 1984 $180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit May 7, 1984 Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic May 7, 1983 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2 May 7, 1983 August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups May 7, 1983 Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conf Championship-Isles win series 4-2 May 7, 1982 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore New York City for 12 performances May 7, 1982 Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing May 7, 1982 IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1 May 7, 1982 Oakland Raiders to move to Los Angeles May 7, 1982 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 7, 1980 Josip Tito, Yugoslav president, buried May 7, 1980 Samm-Art Williams' "Home," premieres in New York City May 7, 1979 5th UNCTAD-conference opens in Manila May 7, 1979 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland) May 7, 1977 "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 75 performances May 7, 1977 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2 May 7, 1975 Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead May 7, 1975 President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era" May 7, 1975 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays May 7, 1974 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin) May 7, 1973 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eudora Welty (Optimist's Daughter) May 7, 1972 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 May 7, 1972 Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic May 7, 1970 "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release May 7, 1969 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1 May 7, 1969 Robert E. Cushman, Jr., becomes deputy director of CIA May 7, 1967 Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open May 7, 1966 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02 May 7, 1966 Mamas and Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 May 7, 1966 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene May 7, 1965 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting May 7, 1963 Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ May 7, 1963 SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)) May 7, 1962 Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960) May 7, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island May 7, 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 27 performances May 7, 1961 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open May 7, 1960 "Christine" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 12 performances May 7, 1960 "Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 602 performances May 7, 1960 "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 21 performances May 7, 1960 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 May 7, 1960 Dodgers Larry and Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery May 7, 1960 Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th HR wins the game for brother Larry May 7, 1960 Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of U.S.S.R. May 7, 1960 Michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12 -8 for world chess championship May 7, 1960 U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy May 7, 1958 Howard Johnson sets aircraft altitude record in F-104, 27,810 m May 7, 1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald May 7, 1957 Maj Johnson, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to 17.28 miles (27.8 K) May 7, 1956 Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 May 7, 1956 New York Giant Bill White, homers in his 1st at bat May 7, 1956 Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett May 7, 1955 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8 May 7, 1955 U.S.S.R. signs peace treaty with France and Great-Britain May 7, 1955 West Europe Union established May 7, 1954 French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu May 7, 1954 U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO May 7, 1953 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 892 performances May 7, 1953 Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by LE Marron, in Chile May 7, 1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics May 7, 1951 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) May 7, 1949 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2 May 7, 1948 Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentence to death May 7, 1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC May 7, 1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution May 7, 1947 Paraguayian government unleashes contra revolt May 7, 1946 William H. Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands May 7, 1945 Branch Rickey announces formation of the U.S. Negro Baseball League May 7, 1945 British troops pull into Utrecht, Netherlands May 7, 1945 Formal undertaking of complete German surrender May 7, 1945 Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated May 7, 1945 Nazi generals Jodl and Von Friedenburg surrender May 7, 1945 Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Neth May 7, 1945 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) May 7, 1945 SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 May 7, 1944 German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia May 7, 1943 British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia May 7, 1943 Dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps May 7, 1943 Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched May 7, 1943 U.S. 1st Armour division occupies Ferryville, Tunisia May 7, 1943 U.S. 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert, Tunisia May 7, 1942 Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion May 7, 1942 Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed May 7, 1941 British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) May 7, 1941 Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid May 7, 1941 Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA May 7, 1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain May 7, 1939 Germany and Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis May 7, 1938 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8 May 7, 1938 Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of nazi-Germany "undesired strangers" May 7, 1934 Netherlands Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal May 7, 1934 Part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autnomous Region May 7, 1934 Pulitzer prize awarded to Sidney Kingsley (Men in White) May 7, 1934 World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines May 7, 1932 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 May 7, 1930 Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex vs. Northants in 330 mins May 7, 1928 England lowers age of women voters from 30 to 21 May 7, 1928 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder for (Bridge of San Luis Rey) May 7, 1927 San Francisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated May 7, 1925 Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row May 7, 1925 Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play May 7, 1924 Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana May 7, 1923 Mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad May 7, 1922 Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 May 7, 1922 New York Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0 May 7, 1921 47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2 May 7, 1920 U.S.S.R. recognizes Georgia's independence May 7, 1917 Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0 May 7, 1915 Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost May 7, 1914 U.S. Congress establishes mother's day May 7, 1914 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House May 7, 1913 British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote May 7, 1912 Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer May 7, 1910 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6 May 7, 1909 Construction begins on first 100 houses in Ahuzat Bayit (Tel Aviv) May 7, 1907 Charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph) May 7, 1904 Flexible Flyer trademark registered May 7, 1902 Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent kills 2-5,000 May 7, 1891 Battle in Bunyoro: Capt F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed May 7, 1888 Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris May 7, 1888 George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera" May 7, 1885 John E. 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Thompson, named minister to Haiti May 7, 1875 German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed May 7, 1873 U.S. Marines attack Panama May 7, 1867 Blacks stage ride-in to protest segregation in New Orleans May 7, 1866 German premier Otto von Bismarck seriously wounded in assassin attempt May 7, 1864 Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses: USA-17,666; CSA-7,500) May 7, 1864 Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) May 7, 1862 Battle of West Point, Virginia (Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville) May 7, 1862 Much of Enschede Netherlands destroyed by fire May 7, 1861 Riot occurs between prosecessionist and Union supporters in Knoxville TN May 7, 1856 Argentine and Brazilian sign a navigation pact May 7, 1848 Prussians stop insurrection in Varsovia May 7, 1847 American Medical Association organizes (Phila) May 7, 1840 Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317 May 7, 1832 Greece becomes independent republic May 7, 1832 Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece May 7, 1824 Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna May 7, 1800 Indiana Territory organized May 7, 1792 Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) May 7, 1789 1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in New York City) May 7, 1775 Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria May 7, 1771 Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada May 7, 1765 Adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground May 7, 1748 French troops conquer Maastricht May 7, 1727 Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia May 7, 1700 William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation May 7, 1663 Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens May 7, 1660 Isaack B. Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni May 7, 1638 Cornelis S. Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited) May 7, 1624 Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru May 7, 1579 Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands May 7, 1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc May 7, 1416 Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay May 7, 1355 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara May 7, 1274 2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens |