Historical Events for 21st May 2025

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1886 - 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45
1918 - US House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote
1945 - Nazi SS-Reichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler captured
1966 - A "loyalist" group calling itself the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) issued a statement declaring war on the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
1969 - Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, aka Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student.
1988 - "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35
2006 - The Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, becoming the first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles separately in the same year.
2013 - American singer-songwriter Carole King receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
2018 - Former US president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sign deal with Netflix to produce films and series
2023 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise appearance at G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, with world leaders also making a statement to condemn Chinese acts of "economic coercion"

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