On May 1st 1886 thousands of U.S workers walked off their jobs to demand an 8 hr work day . Their bosses as well as allies in the White House and Congress worked to violently crush the movement. Hundreds of workers and their families were beaten and murdered by police, soldiers, and hired thugs . In 1890 May day began to be commerated . It is now known as International Workers Day .
May 2nd 2011 shortly after 1:00 a.m local time Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S Navy Seals in Pakistan.
Peter Gabriel's "So" released on this day in 1986. This is a great song but I kind of remember my friend Eric just wore it out one night on an endless loop after he broke up with a girlfriend.
June 6th 1944 - Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the western front.
15 years ago today, Martha Stewart was sentenced to 5 months in federal prison for several charges related to her insider trading of Imclone stock.
1937 German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground 1941 Joseph Stalin becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, replacing his foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov
