On May 2nd in US Political History
Part II
On May 2nd in 1933 In Germany, Adolf Hitler banned unions.
On May 2nd in 1934 In Germany a Chancellery meeting took place between Adolph Hitler and executives of General Motors Corp. and its German division Opel. Opel quickly became an essential element in German rearmament.
On May 2nd in 1942 Admiral Chester J. Nimitz, convinced that the Japanese would attack Midway Island, visited the island to review its readiness.
On May 2nd in 1945 The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
On May 2nd in 1968 The US Army attacked Nhi Ha in South Vietnam and began a fourteen-day battle to wrestle it away from Vietnamese Communists.
On May 2nd in 1970 Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burned down the campus ROTC building. Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes ordered in the National Guard to take control of the campus.
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