May 01

Saturday 01, 2004:

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union.

Saturday 01, 1999:

Three spectators are killed at a IRL race at Lowe's Motor Speedway when a collision propells a tire into the stands.

Saturday 01, 1982:

The 1982 World's Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Monday 01, 1950:

Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth.

Saturday 01, 1869:

The Folies Bergères open in Paris.

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