TUESDAY, May 7, 2024

On this day...

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

1832-Greece becomes independent republic

1866-German premier Otto von Bismarck seriously wounded in assassin attempt

1888-Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys" premieres in Paris France

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

1914-Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in the White House

1941-British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)

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

1960-Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR

1975-President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era"

1980-Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried

1992-Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes

1993-South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections

1994-Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen