CoM Moderators Posted May 7 Posted May 7 1771 - Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada 1800 - Indiana Territory organized 1862 - Battle of West Point, Virginia at Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville 1934 - Princess Juliana of the Netherlands opens Juliana Canal between Maastricht and Maasbracht 1960 - Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 12 performances 1992 - US space shuttle STS-49 launched, the maiden voyage of Endeavour 1992 - Champion Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. retires after winning 7,057 thoroughbred horse races 2007 - Ehud Netzer of Hebrew University announces he has discovered the tomb of Herod the Great at Herodium, West Bank 2011 - 137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04 2013 - 4 people are killed after the Mayon Volcano erupts in the Philippines More Historical Events »
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