Historical Events for 1st May 2026

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1850 - John Geary becomes the first mayor of San Francisco
1951 - Dutch Reformed Church introduces a new church choir
1967 - Bernard Malamud wins the Pulitzer Price in Fiction for "The Fixer"
1988 - Two IRA attacks in and near Roermond, Netherlands, kills three British servicemen and wounds three more
2002 - Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego
2009 - Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden
2014 - Hundreds march through Nigerian capital calling for the release of schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants, Boko Haram, who oppose Western education
2019 - US Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, defending his handling of the Mueller Report

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