This Day in History

May 1

1886  
Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day culminating in the Haymarket Affair.
1925  
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members.
1948  
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established, with Kim Il-sung as leader.
1960  
Cold War: U-2 incident  Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
1961  
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
1965  
Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place.
2011  
Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks is killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was actually killed on May 2.