1934 -- Bonnie and Clyde are finally killed by police after being on the run
 1914 -- President Woodrow
Wilson implements the observance and celebration of Mother  1945 -- The Germans finally
surrender in Europe; marks Victory in Europe. V-E Day!!!!  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  1926 -- Factory workers at Ford get a 40 hour work week
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