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Today in History: May 9, Nelson Mandela chosen to lead South Africa
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 hours agoToday is Thursday, May 9, the 130th day of 2024. On May 9, 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first Black president. In ...
Today in History: May 10, Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium and France
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Yankees hit low point they last reached in 1984 after shutout loss to Orioles
ClutchPoints· 34 minutes agoA great night for the Baltimore Orioles equals a tough outing for the New York Yankees. Gunnar...
Today in History: May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 hours agoToday is Sunday, May 5, the 126th day of 2024. On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight ...
Today in History: May 8, South Africa adopts constitution guaranteeing equal rights
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 hours agoToday is Wednesday, May 8, the 129th day of 2024. On May 8, 1996, South Africa took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal ...
CBS makes major changes to 'NFL Today': Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason out
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 12 hours ago"More their decision than maybe mine," Esiason said on his New...the Super Bowl. CBS chose not to...
How Columbia University’s complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today
theGrio via AOL· 13 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) — College students taking up space and making demands for change. University...
Today in History: May 7, Nazi Germany surrenders
Houston Chronicle· 16 hours agoToday is Tuesday, May 7, the 128th day of 2024. On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims (rams), France, ending its ...
Bitcoin price history: 2009 to 2024
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours agoHowever, gold has a few thousand years of history as a store of value, compared to little more than a dozen for Bitcoin. Here’s how the price of Bitcoin...
How Columbia University's complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today
WSB Radio· 10 hours ago“When you’re going to Columbia, you know you’re going to an institution which has an honored place...
