May 2nd, al- Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden killed in U.S. Special Forces’ operation in Pakistan

1935- Inauguration of the Empire State Building skyscraper.

1945-Soviets conquer Berlin during World War II.

1994- Nelson Mandela becomes the first black President of South Africa.

2011-US President Barack Obama announces the killing of al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden in a US Special Forces’ operation in Pakistan.

Born today

1729- Catherine II, one of the most important leaders of the Russian Empire.

Passed away

1941- Ibrahim Touqan, a Palestinian nationalist poet.

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Teachers’ Day in Iran

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