On this day
May 2
1904. Birth of Bing (Harry Lillis) Crosby, US crooner and actor who recorded the song 'White Christmas.'
1936. Emperor Haile Selasse fled Addis Ababa three days before it fell to Italian forces.
1945. The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin.
1952. The world's first ever jet airliner the 'De Havilland Comet 1' took off from London to Johannesburg on its maiden flight
1969. The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on her maiden voyage to New York.
1973. The Lebanese Civil War began when the army clashed with Palestinian refugees.
1982. The Argentinean battleship The Belgrano was torpedoed by a British submarine killing 362 in a controversial move by the Royal Navy off the Falklands Islands.
1994. ANC leader Nelson Mandela claimed victory in South Africa's first all-race elections.
1997. The Labour Party's Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At 44, he was the youngest prime minister in 185 years.
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