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May 2008

05/31/2008

May 31: The West Indies Federation dissolves

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West Indies Federation

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05/30/2008

May 30: At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Ray Harroun
Marmon Wasp

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05/29/2008

May 29: Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas album in history, for Decca Records in Los Angeles

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Bing Crosby
Ken Darby Singers
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
Irving Berlin
"White Christmas"
Decca Records

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05/28/2008

May 28: The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid

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Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer
King Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn

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05/27/2008

May 27: DC Comics publishes its second superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27

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DC Comics
Batman
Detective Comics  Covers

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05/26/2008

May 26: The European Community adopts the European flag

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European Community

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05/25/2008

May 25: Star Wars is released

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Star Wars

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05/24/2008

May 24: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is published

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"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Sarah Josepha Hale

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05/23/2008

May 23: The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, The Karnival Kid, was released

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Mickey Mouse
The Karnival Kid (Disney 1929)

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05/22/2008

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