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1934 -- Bonnie and Clyde are finally killed by police after being on the run 

 
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1607 -- The Colony of Jamestown Virginia is founded 

 
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1914 -- President Woodrow
       Wilson implements the 
observance and celebration of 
Mother

 
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1945 -- The Germans finally 
          surrender in Europe; marks
          Victory in Europe.


     V-E Day!!!!

 
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1915 -- Germans sink the British ship, The RMS Lusitania, drowning 1,201, 128 of
               which were American



1954 -- The French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu by Ho Chi Minh and the Viet              Minh forces.  This incident is the prelude to the Vietnam War
     

 
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1926 -- Factory workers at Ford get a 40 hour work week 
(5, 8-hour work days; Monday-Friday)

 
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1800 -- 
The Library of Congress is established.

 
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1564 -- 
William Shakespeare is Born

 
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1970 --
       The first "Earth Day"
        is observed

 
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1865 -- President Lincolns body leaves Washington D.C. by way of train making many stops along the way to burial in Springfield, Illinois.  (Above Right) is the procession of Lincolns body to the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio for public viewing. The journey/procession from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, lasted 13 days