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May 2

3 sourced moments from May 2 in history: Leonardo da Vinci dies at Amboise in France (1519); The Hudson's Bay Company is chartered in London (1670); and Soviet Forces Complete the Capture of Berlin (1945).

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3 things happened on May 2

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1945 History · War & Conflict

Soviet Forces Complete the Capture of Berlin

After days of street-by-street fighting, the German capital fell to the Red Army, sealing Nazi Germany's collapse in Europe.

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1670 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

The Hudson's Bay Company is chartered in London

A royal charter handed a band of fur traders a monopoly over a watershed bigger than most of Europe.

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1519 Culture & Arts · Art

Leonardo da Vinci dies at Amboise in France

The painter of the Mona Lisa and ultimate Renaissance polymath died at Amboise in France, far from the Italy that shaped him.

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