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1611-05-02 The Authorized Version of the Bible (King James Version) was first published and became the standard English language Bible.

1707-05-01 The Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.

1912-05-01 Birthday of Winthrop Rockefeller

1945-05 World War II ends

2003-05-01 President George W. Bush landed in a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast and, in a speech to the nation, declared major combat in Iraq over.

2011-05-01 Osama bin Laden killed

2011-05-01 20h05 UTC @ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar: "Go away helicopter - before I take out my giant swatter :-/"
2011-05-01 20h09 UTC @ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar: "A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope its not the start of something nasty :-S"

2011-05-02 03:46:05 UTC "Word is that Osama Bin Laden is dead. President to make announcement shortly."
http://www.thebestdamnpoll.com/Default.aspx?tabid=112&g=post...

2011-05-02 04:03 UTC (12:03am EDT Washington) Begin of Obama Press Briefing
2011-05-02 04:24 UTC (12:24am EDT Washington) END of Obama Press Briefing
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/02/press-...