| 1763 |
|
Indian
chief Pontiac begins his attack on a
British fort in present-day Detroit,
Michigan. |
| 1800 |
|
Congress
divides the Northwest Territory into
two parts. The western part will
becomes the Indiana Territory and
the eastern section remains the
Northwest Territory. |
| 1824 |
|
Beethoven's
"Ninth Symphony" premiers
in Vienna. |
| 1847 |
|
The
American Medical Association is
formed in Philadelphia. |
| 1862 |
|
Confederate
troops strike Union troops at the
Battle of Eltham's Landing in
Virginia. |
| 1864 |
|
The
Battle of Wilderness ends with heavy
losses to both sides. |
| 1877 |
|
Indian
chief Sitting Bull enters Canada
with a trail of Indians after the
Battle of Little Big Horn. |
| 1915 |
|
The
German submarine U-20
torpedoes the passenger ship Lusitiania,
sinking her in 21 minutes with 1,978
people on board. |
| 1937 |
|
The
German Condor Legion arrives in
Spain to assist Fransico Franco's
forces. |
| 1942 |
|
In
the Battle of the Coral Sea,
Japanese and American navies attack
each other with carrier-launched
warplanes. It is the first time in
the history of naval warfare where
two fleets fought without seeing
each other.Two crucial battles in
1942 marked the turning point of the
war in the Pacific. |
| 1943 |
|
The
last major German strongholds in
North Africa--Tunis and Bizerte--fall
to Allied forces. |
| 1945 |
|
Germany
signs an unconditional surrender,
effectively ending World War II in
Europe. |
| 1952 |
|
In
Korea, Communist POWs at Koje-do
riot against their American captors. |
| 1954 |
|
French
troops surrender to the Vietminh at
Dien Bien Phu. |
| 1958 |
|
Howard
Johnson sets an aircraft altitude
record in F-104. |
| 1960 |
|
Leonid
Brezhnev becomes president of the
Soviet Union. |
Born on May 7 |
| 1812 |
|
Robert
Browning, English poet. |
| 1833 |
|
Johannes
Brahms, German composer. |
| 1840 |
|
Peter
Ilich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer. |
| 1870 |
|
Marcus
Loew, film executive, consolidated
studios to create MGM. |
| 1892 |
|
Josip
Broz [Tito], leader of Yugoslavia
during after World War II. |
| 1892 |
|
Archibald
MacLeish, American poet and
statesman. |
| 1901 |
|
Gary
Cooper, film actor (High Noon,
Friendly Persuasion). |
| 1909 |
|
Edwin
Herbert Land, inventor of the
Poloroid Land Camera. |
| 1919 |
|
Eva
(Evita) Perón, first lady of
Argentina. |
| 1932 |
|
Jenny
Joseph, English poet and novelist (The
Thinking Heart, The Inland
Sea). |
| 1943 |
|
Peter
Carey, Australian writer (Illywhacker,
Oscar and Lucinda). |
