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This Day In History May 05


Clinton excludes Howe and Harnett from amnesty offer The Examiner publishes John Keats' first poem Napoleon dies in exile Cinco de Mayo Grant and Lee clash in the Wilderness forest Sitting Bull leads his people into Canada Cy Young throws perfect game Italian delegates return to Paris peace conference Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns to his capital Driving pioneer Bertha Benz dies Six killed in Oregon by Japanese bomb Allies end occupation of West Germany The first American in space U.S. forces capture Snoul, Cambodia North Vietnamese turn back South Vietnamese relief column Peaches and Herb top the pop charts with "Reunited" IRA militant Bobby Sands dies Reagan visits concentration camp and war cemetery Hail storm surprises Dallas residents Spider-Man is first movie to top $100 million in opening weekend Human remains found in suitcase near Virginia Beach
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