A bit of May 9th history…
1386 - Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England - Oldest diplomatic alliance in the world that is still in force
1865 - President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the south is at an end - commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War
1914 - President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day
1960 - US becomes 1st country to legalize birth control pill
2018 - Oldest viral DNA, a form of Hepatitis B, discovered in 7000 year old skeleton in Germany.
May 09, 2021 at 05:00AM