May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway
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Victory Day in Russia celebrates 80th anniversary of defeat of Nazis
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II,
May 9, FDA approves first birth control pill
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Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ at St. Mary’s on Chicago’s South Side – The Virginian-Pilot
Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the
Catholic cardinals elect new pope, white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
REUTERS/MURAD SEZER White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected
Watch cardinals vote for new pope
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals have sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to
May 7, RMS Lusitania torpedoed, sunk by German submarine
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What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope
By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s
Canadian Prime Minister arrives in Washington for meeting with Trump
By ROB GILLIES and JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job
May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
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