May 7 - The Day in History

May 7 : General Interest 1994: Munch's "The Scream" recovered On May 7, 1994, Norway's most famous painting, "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo... read more American Revolution 1763 : Pontiac's plot is foiled http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pontiacs-plot-is-foiled Automotive 1998 : Daimler-Benz announces purchase of Chrysler Corp. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daimler-benz-announces-purchase-of-chrysler-corp Civil War 1864 : Grant leaves the Wilderness for Spotsylvania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grant-leaves-the-wilderness-for-spotsylvania Cold War 1960 : Brezhnev becomes president of the USSR http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brezhnev-becomes-president-of-the-ussr Crime 1896 : A serial killer is hanged http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-is-hanged Disaster 1902 : Volcanic eruption buries Caribbean city http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/volcanic-eruption-buries-caribbean-city General Interest 1763 : Pontiac's Rebellion begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pontiacs-rebellion-begins 1915 : Lusitania sinks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lusitania-sinks 1954 : French defeated at Dien Bien Phu http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-defeated-at-dien-bien-phu Hollywood 1901 : Gary Cooper born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gary-cooper-born Literary 1812 : Robert Browning is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-browning-is-born Music 1965 : "Satisfaction" comes to Keith Richards http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotsatisfactionquot-comes-to-keith-richards Old West 1901 : Gary Cooper is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gary-cooper-is-born Presidential 1789 : George Washington attends inaugural ball http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-attends-inaugural-ball Sports 1995 : Reggie Miller leads Pacers to victory over Knicks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reggie-miller-leads-pacers-to-victory-over-knicks Vietnam War 1954 : French fall to Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-fall-to-viet-minh-at-dien-bien-phu World War I 1915 : German submarine sinks Lusitania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-submarine-sinks-lusitania World War II 1945 : Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies at Reims http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims

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