1429
The Maid of Orleans
Joan of Arc entered the city of Orléans. She would end its months-long siege and would become known as the "Maid of Orléans."
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1916
The Easter rebellion in Ireland ended with the surrender of Irish nationalists.
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1945
American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp.
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1978
Japan's Naomi Uemura, traveling by sled dog, became the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
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1980
Film director Alfred Hitchcock died at age of 80.
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1986
Pitcher Roger Clemens set a major league baseball record by striking out 20 batters in a regular nine-inning game. He repeated his feat in 1996.
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1992
A Los Angeles jury acquitted four police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Massive rioting and looting ensued.
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1997
The first joint U.S.-Russian space walk was made by Jerry Linenger and Vasily Tsibliyev from space station Mir.
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2011
Kate Middleton marries Prince William in a lavish royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in London. It was estimated that more than 2 billion people watched the event.
