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May 9, 1974

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee began formal hearings in the impeachment investigation of President Richard M. Nixon.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-9

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May 8, 2025

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the first American pope of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name Leo XIV. He succeeded Francis, who had died the previous month.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-8

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May 7, 1915

A luxury ocean liner is destroyed

On this day in 1915, during World War I, a single torpedo fired by a German submarine struck the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. Less than 20 minutes later, the ship sank, and some 1,200 people (of the nearly 2,000 on board) died. The Germans considered their attack justified: they had warned the Lusitania would be sunk, and it was carrying tons of Allied munitions. With 128 American citizens now dead and submarine warfare apparently without limits, public outrage in the United States ran high. Though the country would not enter World War I until 1917, the seeds of its involvement had been sown.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-6

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May 6, 2004

The final episode of the television sitcom Friends aired and was watched by more than 52 million viewers.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-6

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May 5, 1973

American racehorse Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby en route to capturing the U.S. Triple Crown, which also includes the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-5

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May 4, 1970

An anti-Vietnam War demonstration at Kent State University turned deadly when the Ohio National Guard killed four unarmed students and wounded nine others, further turning public opinion against the war.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-4

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May 3, 1979

Margaret Thatcher, the leader of the Conservative Party, was elected British prime minister, becoming the first woman in Europe to hold that post. She went on to become the longest continuously serving British premier since 1827.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/May-3