SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011

Today is Saturday, May 7, the 127th day of 2011. There are 238 days left in the year.

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

1832 ― Greece becomes independent republic

1840 ― Tornado strikes Natchez, Miss., kills 317

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

1942 ― Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed

1947 ― General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution

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"

1983 ― August Hoffman perform record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups