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First Kentucky Derby / Ground broke on CERN lab - May 17 May 17, 2021

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On this day in 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was held in Louisville. / On this day in 1954, groundwork began on the CERN site at Meyrin in Geneva, Switzerland.

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First Academy Awards ceremony / May 16 Notification issued - May 16 May 16, 2021

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On this day in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its first Academy Awards ceremony. / On this day in 1966, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the May 16 Notification, marking the start of the Cultural Revolution.

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Mickey and Minnie Mouse debuted / Maria Reiche born - May 15 May 15, 2021

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On this day in 1928, Mickey and Minnie Mouse debuted in a test screening of the animated short "Plane Crazy." / On this day in 1903, mathematician and archaeologist Maria Reiche was born. Throughout her life, Reiche was dedicated to studying the Nazca Lines.

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Israel created / Last witchcraft trial in U.S. - May 14 May 14, 2021

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On this day in 1948, the State of Israel was created. / On this day in 1878, a suit was brought against Daniel Spofford in Salem, Massachusetts, for allegedly practicing mesmerism on Lucretia Brown.

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Philadelphia MOVE bombing / Great Comet of 1861 discovered - May 13 May 13, 2021

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On this day in 1985, police bombed the house where members of the MOVE organization lived in West Philadelphia. / On this day in 1861, Australian amateur astronomer John Tebbutt first observed the Great Comet of 1861.

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Dorothy Hodgkin born / Konrad Zuse unveils Z3 - May 12 May 12, 2021

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On this day in 1910, Nobel-prize winning chemist Dorothy Hodgkin was born. / On this day in 1941, civil engineer and inventor Konrad Zuse, who worked in Nazi Germany, unveiled the first full functional, programmable computer.

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Diamond Sutra printed / William Grant Still born - May 11 May 11, 2021

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On this day in 868, a copy of the Diamond sutra was published. It is the oldest surviving complete dated and printed book. / On this day in 1895, composer William Grant Still was born in Mississippi.

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Astor Place Riot / Charleston Riot of 1919 - May 10 May 10, 2021

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On this day in 1849, a riot broke out at the Astor Place Opera House in New York. / On this day in 1919, a riot began when white sailors began attacking Black people in Charleston, South Carolina.

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First public demonstration of the Kinetoscope / Thomas Blood attempted Crown Jewels theft - May 9 May 09, 2021

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On this day in 1893, the Kinetoscope had its first public demonstration at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. / On this day in 1671, Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

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Sétif and Guelma massacre began / Buddhist crisis began - May 8 May 08, 2021

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On this day in 1945, the massacre of Algerian civilians by French authorities and European Algerians began in retaliation for anti-colonial demonstrations. / On this day in 1963, South Vietnamese soldiers and security forces fired into a crowd of unarmed Buddhist protesters, marking the start of the Buddhist crisis.

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