The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer. Date: May 7, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13). Date: May 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. Date: May 7, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is hijacked by Francisco Gonzales and crashes in Contra Costa County, California, killing 44. Date: May 7, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)

Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. Date: May 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On…

Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. Date: May 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. Date: May 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day…

Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. Date: May 7, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)