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1972 – First flight of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. “Warthog”). The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is […]

10 MAY 1769 Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was

V-E DAY Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II

8 MAY 1653 Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun (8

Sinking of the Lusitania May 7, 1915 This civilian steamer RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German submarine’s torpedo, killing

7 MAY 1530 Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, (born May 7, 1530, Vendôme, France—died March 13, 1569, Jarnac),

The Hindenburg Disaster – “Oh, the Humanity!” May 6, 1937 The Hindenburg Disaster – “Oh, the Humanity!” News reporter Herbert

6 MAY 1405 Gjergj Kastrioti (6 May 1405 – 17 January 1468), known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian nobleman and

Cinco de Mayo Commemorating this day in 1862, when a fledgling Mexican army defeated much larger and better equipped French

5 MAY 1764 Major-General Robert Craufurd (5 May 1764 – 23 January 1812) was a British soldier. Craufurd was born