On This Day
Published Date:
02 May 2008
May 3
1494. Explorer Christopher Columbus, on his second expedition, discovered Jamaica.
1500. Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral claimed Brazil for his nation.
1951. King George inaugurated the Festival of Britain at a service in St Paul's Cathedral and later attended a concert at the new Royal Festival Hall on London's south bank.
1968. The first heart transplant operation was carried out by Dr. Donald Ross of Great Britain.
1990. Members of the new parliament of the Soviet republic of Latvia met to discuss independence from Moscow.
2000. The London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse confirmed they are to merge, creating the world's second largest stock market.
2001. The United States, a member of the UN Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. It would be restored the following year.
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