TODAY IN HISTORY
making the longtime rivals “become one.” ... NASA launched the Mars InSight lander from California on a flight of more than six months to the red planet, Ten years ago: In Afghan- where the robot geologist istan, seven Americans and would dig deeper into the one German soldier were Martian surface than ever killed in hree separate before . ... Justify, on his way attacks . ... Former U.S. Rep. to a Triple Crown sweep, Gabrielle Giffords, seriously splashed through the slop wounded in a 2011 shooting at Churchill Downs to win at a Tucson, Arizona, shop- the Kentucky Derby by 2½ ping mall, received the 2013 lengths, becoming the first Profile in Courage award at horse since Apollo in 1882 the John F. Kennedy Library to win the Derby without in Boston . ... LeBron James having raced as a 2-year-old. of the Miami Heat was the overwhelming choice as the
NBA’s Most Valuable Player.
... Brett Rumford won the
China Open by four strokes to become the first Austra- lian in 41 years to win consec- utive European Tour titles. safety measures, more than two weeks after closing the facility because of a coronavirus outbreak among workers.
tOne year ago: Ukrainian fighters in the tunnels und rneath Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant held out against Russian troops in an increasingly desperate effort to deny Moscow what would be its biggest Five years ago: Russians success of the war yet: the demonst rated in cores full capture of the strategic of cities across the coun- port city. (The siege would try against the impend- end with Russia capturing ing inauguration of Vladthe city May 20.) ... Hong imir Putin to a new term Kong reopened beaches as president, and police and pools in a relaxation responded by reportedly of COVID-19 restrictions, arresting nearly 1,600 while China’s capital Beiof them . ... North Korea jing began easing quaran- readjusted its time zone to tine rules for arrivals from match South Korea’s, saying overseas . ... President Joe it was an early step toward Biden named Karine Jean
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Pierre to be White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role.