Today is Monday, May 7, the 128th day of 2012. There are 238 days left in the year.

1429 ― English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc

1824 ― Beethoven's 9th (Choral) Symphony, premieres in Vienna

1912 ― Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories; the award is established by Joseph Pulitzer

1913 ― British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote

1947 ― General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution

1954 ― French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu

1954 ― U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO

1966 ― Mamas & Papas ``Monday Monday" hits No. 1

1975 ― President Ford declares an end to ``Vietnam Era"

1995 ― Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election