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The South Carolina Aquarium opened its doors in downtown Charleston on May 19, 2000.
The original boundary stones that shaped Washington, D.C. are still standing, as preservation groups work to protect the landmarks ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
Mount Saint Helens erupted in southwest Washington on May 18, 1980, killing 57 people.
Sunday marks 72 years since a milestone decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case was made.
Eight years ago on May 16, Michigan State University agreed to pay a half billion dollars to the hundreds of women and girls victimized by Larry Nassar.
The exact cause of the shooting is still unknown.
The eagle has long symbolized American values.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation suddenly shut down all westbound lanes of the Wando River Bridge eight years ago after inspectors found a snapped support cable inside the structure.
An escaped Turkish criminal shot Pope John Paul II twice in the abdomen at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square 45 years ago.
Jimmy Carter became the first former or sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since the 1959 Cuban revolution on May 12, 2002.
The now-iconic Waterfront Park opened in downtown Charleston on May 11, 1990.
On this day in 1919, the Charleston Race Riot took place.
On this day in 1999, current Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Nancy Mace made history by becoming the first woman to graduate from The Citadel.
Crowds around the world marked V-E, or Victory in Europe, Day as Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies 81 years ago.
111 years ago, a single torpedo strike helped set off a chain of events that would eventually draw the United States into World War I.
The airship Hindenburg burst into flames on this day in 1937 as it attempted to land at the naval air station in Lakehurst, killing more than 30 of the airship’s 97 passengers and crew.
37-year-old Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961.
An eighth grader is spending her after-school hours cleaning veterans' graves and working to preserve their stories.
A charity purchase by John Michael Mielcarski's parents ended up helping to save his life.
Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-Vietnam war protesters at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and wounding nine on May 4, 1970.