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On This Day: Thailand crowns 1st new king in nearly 7 decades

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On This Day: Thailand crowns 1st new king in nearly 7 decades

May 5 (UPI) -- On May 5, 2019, Thailand officially crowned a new king for the first time in nearly 70 decades -- Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Famous birthdays for May 5: Nathan Chen, Danielle Fishel

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Famous birthdays for May 5: Nathan Chen, Danielle Fishel

On This Day: Construction begins on Panama Canal

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On This Day: Construction begins on Panama Canal

Famous birthdays for May 4: Ruth Negga, Randy Travis

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Famous birthdays for May 4: Ruth Negga, Randy Travis

Famous birthdays for May 3: Cheryl Burke, Frankie Valli

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Famous birthdays for May 3: Cheryl Burke, Frankie Valli

May 3 (UPI) -- Dancer Cheryl Burke turns 40 and musician Frankie Valli turns 90, among the famous birthdays for May 3.

On This Day: 1999 tornado outbreak kills dozens in Plains states

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On This Day: 1999 tornado outbreak kills dozens in Plains states

May 3 (UPI) -- On May 3, 1999, 76 tornadoes tore across the U.S. Plains states, killing about 50 people and injuring hundreds.

Famous birthdays for May 2: Mika Brzezinski, Kumail Nanjiani

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Famous birthdays for May 2: Mika Brzezinski, Kumail Nanjiani

May 2 (UPI) -- TV personality Mika Brzezinski turns 57 and actor Kumail Nanjiani turns 46, among the famous birthdays for May 2.

On This Day: 630 Nigerian Muslims die in Yelwa massacre

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On This Day: 630 Nigerian Muslims die in Yelwa massacre

May 2 (UPI) -- On May 2, 2004, Nigerian Christian militants attacked the Muslim town of Yelwa with firearms and machetes in reprisal for an attack in February 2004.

On This Day: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers

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On This Day: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers

May 1 (UPI) -- On May 1, 1999, a meeting between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic led to the release of three U.S. soldiers captured a month earlier by Serbian troops.

Famous birthdays for May 1: Lizzy Greene, Wes Anderson

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Famous birthdays for May 1: Lizzy Greene, Wes Anderson

May 1 (UPI) -- Actor Lizzy Greene turns 21 and filmmaker Wes Anderson turns 55, among the famous birthdays for May 1.

Famous birthdays for April 30: Jane Campion, Travis Scott

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Famous birthdays for April 30: Jane Campion, Travis Scott

April 30 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Jane Campion turns 70 and rapper Travis Scott turns 32, among the famous birthdays for April 30.

On This Day: Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates throne

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On This Day: Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates throne

April 30 (UPI) -- On April 30, 2019, Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, formally abdicated his throne, becoming the nation's first monarch to step down in 200 years.

On This Day: Ashmun Institute founded; 1st Black college in U.S.

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On This Day: Ashmun Institute founded; 1st Black college in U.S.

April 29 (UPI) -- On April 29, 1854, Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania, the first college founded solely for Black American students, was officially chartered.

Famous birthdays for April 29: Jerry Seinfeld, Master P

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Famous birthdays for April 29: Jerry Seinfeld, Master P

April 29 (UPI) -- Comedian Jerry Seinfeld turns 70 and musician Master P turns 54, among the famous birthdays for April 29.

On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru

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On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru

April 28 (UPI) -- On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs.

Famous birthdays for April 28: Penelope Cruz, Barry Larkin

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Famous birthdays for April 28: Penelope Cruz, Barry Larkin

April 28 (UPI) -- Actor Penelope Cruz turns 50 and Baseball Hall of Fame member Barry Larkin turns 60, among the famous birthdays for April 28.

On This Day: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence

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On This Day: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence

April 26 (UPI) -- On April 27, 1994, Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which DNA testing was used to obtain a conviction.

Famous birthdays for April 27: Patrick Stump, Anouk Aimée

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Famous birthdays for April 27: Patrick Stump, Anouk Aimée

April 27 (UPI) -- Musician Patrick Stump turns 40 and actor Anouk Aimée turns 92, among the famous birthdays for April 27.

On This Day: 16 killed in German school shooting

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On This Day: 16 killed in German school shooting

April 26 (UPI) -- On April 26, 2002, a German youth who had been expelled from the Gutenberg school in Erfurt, Germany, returned to the school and shot 16 people to death.

Famous birthdays for April 26: Channing Tatum, Jordana Brewster

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Famous birthdays for April 26: Channing Tatum, Jordana Brewster

April 26 (UPI) -- Actors Channing Tatum and Jordana Brewster turn 44, among the famous birthdays for April 26.

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