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May 5th, 2007	Event	Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon.
May 5th, 2006	Event	The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA).
May 5th, 2005	Event	The United Kingdom general election takes place, in which Tony Blair s Labour Party is re-elected for a third, consecutive term.
May 5th, 1992	Event	The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
May 5th, 1991	Event	A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after a Salvadoran man is shot by police.
May 5th, 1987	Event	Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings.
May 5th, 1980	Event	Operation Nimrod: The Special Air Service storm the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege.
May 5th, 1980	Event	Constantine Karamanlis is elected for the first time President of Greece.
May 5th, 1964	Event	May 5 is declared Europe Day on the 15th anniversary of the Council of Europe.
May 5th, 1961	Event	The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.

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