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Holidays and Observances
- Mexico: Cinco de Mayo
- Albania: Martyr's Day
- Denmark: Liberation Day
- Netherlands: Liberation Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1989: Chris Brown - Musician
- 1988: Brooke Hogan - Musician
- 1959: Brian Williams - NBC Anchor
- 1943: Michael Palin - Monty Python
- 1818: Karl Marx - Philosopher
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The 1950s
- 1961: Alan Shepard becomes America's first space explorer, taking off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The 1940s
- 1945: World War II: A pregnant woman is killed in Oregon after a Japanese balloon bomb explodes.
The 1920s
- 1925: John Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
The 1800s
- 1891: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky opens up Carnegie Hall in New York City
1862: During the French Mexican War the French are defeated by the outnumbered Mexican army led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.
- 1821: Napoleon Bonaparte dies while in exile on the Island of Saint Helena
May 5 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Expert Advice (2008)
- The Daily Show: Let's Have Sex (2005)
- The Daily Show: Creepy smiles (2003)