May 5th; Past, Present and Future
First published: Tuesday May 5th, 2020
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1821: Napolean dies on St. Helena
1835: The first railway on mainland Europe opened, running from Brussels to Mechelen
1866: Memorial Day is first celebrated
1891: Carnegie Hall officially opens
1936: Italian soldiers occupy Addis Ababa
1945: Germany's involvement in WWII ends
1945: The only time in WWII where Germans and Americans fought together, at the Battle of Castle Itter
1955: The British, French and American sectors of Germany merge into West Germany
1961: Alan Shepherd becomes the first American to go into space
1964: The Council of Europe declares May 5th to be Europe Day
1994: A treaty is signed in Bishkek, freezing the Nagorno-Karabakh tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Today is also Adele and Chris Brown's birthday. In history, this was Karl Marx's birthday as well.
In terms of celebrations, today is Children's Day in Japan and South Korea, Liberation Day in Norway and Denmark, Senior Citizens Day in Palau, and Lusophone Culture Day in Portuguese speaking parts of the world.