May 31
People born on this day are Gemini.
- 1973
The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.
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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.
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United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.
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The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick.
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Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft.
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Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
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Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds.
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
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Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.
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The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
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A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries.
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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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2001Breece Hall, American football player
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2001Iga Świątek, Polish tennis player
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2000Gable Steveson, American wrestler
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1998Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver
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1997Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper
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1997Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriter
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1996Normani Kordei Hamilton, American singer
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1996Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player
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1995Shane Bieber, American baseball player
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1995Matthew Lodge, Australian rugby league player
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1992Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player
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1992Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
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