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Today in History: May 26, ABM treaty signed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in Moscow. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating ...
Today in History: May 24, first major league night game
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line. In 1935, the first major ...
Today in History: May 23, Bonnie and Clyde shot to death
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers. In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured ...
Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn beheaded
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and part ...
Today in History: May 18, Mount St. Helens erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIn 1652, Rhode Island became the first American colony to pass a law abolishing African slavery; however, the law was apparently never enforced. In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during ...
Today in History: May 15, George Wallace shot and paralyzed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 15, 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an act ...
'A good man': What King Charles is like, according to celebrities who have spent time with him
Yahoo Life UK· 1 year agoRod Stewart and Penny Lancaster greeted by King Charles at The Prince's Trust 35th Anniversary...
Restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions can improve public safety, report finds
Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter Akeem Simms spent 11 months and his 30th birthday in a Pennsylvania correctional facility for...
Today in History: May 7, Germany's surrender
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims (rams), France, ending its role in World War II. In 1889, the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore opened ...
Today in History: May 1, Americans hear of bin Laden's death
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. In 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England ...
