Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to Your Daily History for May 7th
1718 - The city of New Orleans is founded in North America by French governor Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
1840 - Russian composer Tchaikovsky, famous for the 1812 Overture and Swan Lake, is born in Votkinsk
1915 - The RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat killing 1,198 people and prompting the American entry into WWI
1945 - The end of WWII in Europe as Allies accept unconditional surrender of all German forces at Reims, France
1997 - One of my favorite movies of all time The Fifth Element premieres, starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman
RMS Lusitania
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