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On This Day: Construction begins on Panama Canal
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On This Day: Construction begins on Panama Canal
May 4 (UPI) -- On May 4, 1904, construction began on the Panama Canal.
Famous birthdays for May 4: Ruth Negga, Randy Travis
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Famous birthdays for May 4: Ruth Negga, Randy Travis
Famous birthdays for May 3: Cheryl Burke, Frankie Valli
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Famous birthdays for May 3: Cheryl Burke, Frankie Valli
On This Day: 1999 tornado outbreak kills dozens in Plains states
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On This Day: 1999 tornado outbreak kills dozens in Plains states
Famous birthdays for May 2: Mika Brzezinski, Kumail Nanjiani
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Famous birthdays for May 2: Mika Brzezinski, Kumail Nanjiani
May 2 (UPI) -- TV personality Mika Brzezinski turns 57 and actor Kumail Nanjiani turns 46, among the famous birthdays for May 2.
On This Day: 630 Nigerian Muslims die in Yelwa massacre
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On This Day: 630 Nigerian Muslims die in Yelwa massacre
May 2 (UPI) -- On May 2, 2004, Nigerian Christian militants attacked the Muslim town of Yelwa with firearms and machetes in reprisal for an attack in February 2004.
On This Day: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers
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On This Day: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers
May 1 (UPI) -- On May 1, 1999, a meeting between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic led to the release of three U.S. soldiers captured a month earlier by Serbian troops.
Famous birthdays for May 1: Lizzy Greene, Wes Anderson
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Famous birthdays for May 1: Lizzy Greene, Wes Anderson
May 1 (UPI) -- Actor Lizzy Greene turns 21 and filmmaker Wes Anderson turns 55, among the famous birthdays for May 1.
On This Day: Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates throne
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On This Day: Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates throne
April 30 (UPI) -- On April 30, 2019, Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, formally abdicated his throne, becoming the nation's first monarch to step down in 200 years.
Famous birthdays for April 30: Jane Campion, Travis Scott
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Famous birthdays for April 30: Jane Campion, Travis Scott
April 30 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Jane Campion turns 70 and rapper Travis Scott turns 32, among the famous birthdays for April 30.
Famous birthdays for April 29: Jerry Seinfeld, Master P
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Famous birthdays for April 29: Jerry Seinfeld, Master P
April 29 (UPI) -- Comedian Jerry Seinfeld turns 70 and musician Master P turns 54, among the famous birthdays for April 29.
On This Day: Ashmun Institute founded; 1st Black college in U.S.
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On This Day: Ashmun Institute founded; 1st Black college in U.S.
April 29 (UPI) -- On April 29, 1854, Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania, the first college founded solely for Black American students, was officially chartered.
Famous birthdays for April 28: Penelope Cruz, Barry Larkin
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Famous birthdays for April 28: Penelope Cruz, Barry Larkin
April 28 (UPI) -- Actor Penelope Cruz turns 50 and Baseball Hall of Fame member Barry Larkin turns 60, among the famous birthdays for April 28.
On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru
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On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru
April 28 (UPI) -- On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs.
On This Day: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence
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On This Day: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence
April 26 (UPI) -- On April 27, 1994, Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which DNA testing was used to obtain a conviction.
Famous birthdays for April 27: Patrick Stump, Anouk Aimée
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Famous birthdays for April 27: Patrick Stump, Anouk Aimée
April 27 (UPI) -- Musician Patrick Stump turns 40 and actor Anouk Aimée turns 92, among the famous birthdays for April 27.
On This Day: 16 killed in German school shooting
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On This Day: 16 killed in German school shooting
April 26 (UPI) -- On April 26, 2002, a German youth who had been expelled from the Gutenberg school in Erfurt, Germany, returned to the school and shot 16 people to death.
Famous birthdays for April 26: Channing Tatum, Jordana Brewster
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Famous birthdays for April 26: Channing Tatum, Jordana Brewster
April 26 (UPI) -- Actors Channing Tatum and Jordana Brewster turn 44, among the famous birthdays for April 26.
On This Day: Baltimore protests Freddie Gray's death
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On This Day: Baltimore protests Freddie Gray's death
April 25 (UPI) -- On April 25, 2015, protests -- some violent -- broke out in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year old black man, while in police custody.
Famous birthdays for April 25: Hank Azaria, Al Pacino
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Famous birthdays for April 25: Hank Azaria, Al Pacino
April 25 (UPI) -- Actor Hank Azaria turns 60 and actor Al Pacino turns 84, among the famous birthdays for April 25.
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