Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden
In contemporary times is Thursday May the st day of There are days left in the year Currently in history On May President Barack Obama publicized the death of Osama bin Laden during a U S commando operation which took place in Abbottabad Pakistan in the early morning hours of May local time Also on this date In three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis Tennessee as white mobs targeted Black people of whom were killed along with two whites Related Articles In the current era in History April Monica Seles attacked during tennis match In the present day in History April Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict In current times in History April Abu Ghraib torture images made residents What s at jeopardy with cuts to federal humanities funding in Colorado Book awards library hours educational tools and more Nowadays in History April deadly tornadoes strike the Southeast In the Empire State Building was dedicated in New York City it would be the world s tallest building for four decades In the Soviet Union shot down an American U- reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot Francis Gary Powers In Jim Whittaker joined by Sherpa mountaineer Nawang Gombu became the first American to summit Mount Everest In the computer activities language BASIC Beginner s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code was first run by its inventors Dartmouth College professors John G Kemeny and Thomas E Kurtz In the national commuter rail function Amtrak went into operation In President George W Bush in a speech delivered from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln which bore a banner reading Mission Accomplished stated Major combat operations in Iraq have ended The last U S combat troops would not withdraw from Iraq until December In Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood in a Vatican Mass attended by specific million pilgrims In six Baltimore police officers were charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of Freddie Gray a Black man who d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van None of the officers would ultimately be convicted In U S regulators allowed urgency use of remdesivir the first drug that appeared to help specific COVID- patients recover faster At present s Birthdays Singer Judy Collins is Singer Rita Coolidge is Filmmaker John Woo is Actor Dann Florek is Musician Ray Parker Jr is Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is Singer-actor Tim McGraw is Filmmaker Wes Anderson is Football Hall of Famer Curtis Martin is Actor Jamie Dornan is Singer Victoria Mon t is Social media personality Charli D Amelio is
