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May 5, 1862
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated to remember the Battle of Puebla. Mexican troops led by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeat Napoleon III’s French forces
May 5, 1961
Piloting the spacecraft Freedom 7 in a 15-minute, 28-second flight, Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space. The flight occurs 23 days after the Russians launch the first human, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, in a competition dubbed the Space Race.
May 6, 1937
The Hindenburg, a German airship, erupts in flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey. The airship carries 97 passengers and crew; 36 people are killed. This halts commercial airship travel.
May 20, 1873 b Ohio c Illinois d Massachusetts a 1,400 b 1,850 c 2,000 d 2,200 a “In My Life” b “Let It Be” c “Something” d “The Long and Winding Road”
7. In the first year of a baby’s life, how many diapers will the average mother change?
8. What Beatles song was inspired by a Paul McCartney dream about his late mother?
9. The most popular Mother’s Day gift is a a card b flowers c chocolates d jewelry a John Lennon b Barry Manilow c Eric Clapton d Bruce Springsteen VV
10. What famous musician was born to an unwed teenage mother and raised believing his older sister was his mother and his grandparents his parents?
Levi Strauss, a San Francisco businessman, and Jacob Davis, a Reno, Nevada tailor, officially create the blue jean, after receiving a patent to reinforce men’s work pants with metal rivets.
The Soviet Union halts the Berlin blockade, which begins June 24, 1948. American and British planes fly in food, coal and medical supplies; candy is tossed to children, receiving the nickname candy bombers.
May 20,1932
Amelia Earhart departs Newfoundland, Canada and lands her airplane near Londonderry, Ireland, a 2,026-mile flight flown in 13 hours. She becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
May 27,1937
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco celebrates its grand opening with 200,000 people strolling across it.
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