On May 7th, 1997 1997 [1] the science fiction film “The Fifth Element” written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis [2] and Milla Jovovich [3] was released. At that time it was the most expensive European film ever made.
On May 7, 2020, during the COVID pandemic, US unemployment claims hit 33.3 million or 20% of the workforce, versus 3.5% unemployment two months earlier, which had been a 50-year low.
On May 7, 1915, RMS Lusitania was sunk by German submarine off the southern coast of Ireland; 1,198 lives lost.
On May 7, 1792 [4] Captain Robert Gray was the first European to discover Grays Harbor (Washington state)
On May 7, 1946, Sony Corporation [5], a major Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics products, was founded by Ibuka Masaru and Morita Akio [6].
And on May 7, 1867 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patented dynamite in England. This was the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive.
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Today, an update on a mission school project, in Thailand.