| On this day, May 17th
The U.S. Supreme Court makes a big decision on this day in 1954 and the state of Massachusetts makes a big decision of its own in 2004.
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| On this day, May 16th
On this day in 1888, the gramophone made its debut and Junko Takei became the first woman to scale Mount Everest.
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| On this day, May 15th
On this day in 1718, the machine gun was patented in England and pantyhose went on sale in the United States in 1940.
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| On this day, May 14th
On this day in 1264, King Henry III of England was captured and George Michael was sentenced to 80 days community service in 1998.
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| On this day, May 13th
Hollywood mourns a legendary actor in 1961 and an assassination attempt is made on the life of Pope John Paul II on this day in 1981.
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| On this day, May 12th
The kidnapped Lindbergh baby is found dead in 1932 and The Commerce Department announces that hurricanes would no longer be named exclusively after women on this day in 1978.
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| On this day, May 11th
On this day in 1949, Siam changed its name to Thailand and Cats took over the West End in 1981.
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| On this day, May 10th
On this day in 1907, Mother's Day was celebrated for the first time and rescue workers had to cut a hole into a bedroom wall to save a 980 pound man in 1988.
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| On this day, May 9th
On this day in 1901, Australia opened its first parliament and Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as President of South Africa.
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| On this day, May 8th
On this day in 1886, Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta and capital punishment was abolished in Sweden in 1921.
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