May 1st ephemeris: in 1931, the inauguration of the Empire State Building in New York

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Saint Jeremiah, a 7th-century BC biblical prophet who foretold the deportation to Babylon. Jeremiahs are sensitive, optimistic, calm, sincere, and tolerant, possessing a sense of responsibility. Their color: red. Their number: 2.

1889 First International Labor Day established by the Second Socialist International. 1960 An American U2 spy plane is shot down over the USSR. 1986 In the greatest secrecy, the radioactive cloud from Chernobyl passes over France. 1993 Pierre Bérégovoy takes his own life in Nevers. 1994 Ayrton Senna dies at the San Marino Grand Prix. 1999 The body of mountaineer George Mallory, who disappeared on June 8, 1924, is found on Everest.

2011 The beatification of John Paul II. 2016 Maurice Ravel's Boléro, one of the most performed musical works in the world, enters the public domain, 88 years after its first performance at the Paris Opera.

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