Nine students and a security guard are killed in the Belgrade school shooting, the first attack of its kind in Serbia. Date: May 3, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Date: May 2, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis. Date: May 2, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front. Date: May 2, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. Date: May 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945…
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg. Date: May 2, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)