On this day in history
May 9
American
1754Benjamin Franklin publishes the Join or Die snake cartoon, America's first political cartoon.
Benjamin Franklin publishes the Join or Die snake cartoon, America's first political cartoon.
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World
1941Britain captures the German submarine U 110 and seizes its Enigma machine intact.
Britain captures the German submarine U 110 and seizes its Enigma machine intact.
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1950France proposes pooling coal and steel with Germany, the Schuman Declaration that leads to the European Union.
France proposes pooling coal and steel with Germany, the Schuman Declaration that leads to the European Union.
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1994Nelson Mandela is elected president by South Africa's new multiracial parliament.
Nelson Mandela is elected president by South Africa's new multiracial parliament.
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