On this day in history
May 2
American
1863Stonewall Jackson is shot by his own pickets at Chancellorsville; he dies eight days later.
Stonewall Jackson is shot by his own pickets at Chancellorsville; he dies eight days later.
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World
1945Berlin falls to the Soviet Union, ending the battle for the Nazi capital.
Berlin falls to the Soviet Union, ending the battle for the Nazi capital.
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2011United States Navy SEALs kill Osama bin Laden in a night raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
United States Navy SEALs kill Osama bin Laden in a night raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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1519Leonardo da Vinci dies in France at age 67.
Leonardo da Vinci dies in France at age 67.
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1982A British submarine sinks the Argentine cruiser Belgrano, killing 323 sailors.
A British submarine sinks the Argentine cruiser Belgrano, killing 323 sailors.
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