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May 7

4 sourced moments from May 7 in history: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in Vienna (1824); A German U-boat sinks the liner Lusitania off Ireland (1915); Germany signs its unconditional surrender, ending WWII in Europe (1945), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 7

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1992 Space · Space Exploration

Endeavour's first flight, STS-49, caught a satellite by hand

Built from spare parts and named by schoolchildren, Endeavour debuted in May 1992 with the only three-person spacewalk ever flown.

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1945 History · War & Conflict

Germany signs its unconditional surrender, ending WWII in Europe

At Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims, General Jodl signed the surrender of all German forces, east and west.

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1915 History · War & Conflict

A German U-boat sinks the liner Lusitania off Ireland

A single torpedo sent the Cunard liner down in 18 minutes, killing nearly 1,200 and hardening American opinion against Germany.

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1824 Culture & Arts · Music

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in Vienna

A composer who could no longer hear unveiled a choral symphony that the audience erupted over while he stood facing the wrong way.

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