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