Today in History: Monday, May 1, 2013

歷史上的今天：2013年5月1日，星期三

May 1st, 2003, weeks after the US-led invasion of Iraq and fall of Saddam Hussein, President George W. Bush announces:

“Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."

Bush speaks from the USS Abraham Lincoln after landing on the aircraft carrier in a navy jet, but A “Mission Accomplished” banner displayed during his speech later becomes controversial as US casualties in Iraq mount.

1960, during the Cold War, the Soviet Union shots down an American U-2 spy plane over its territory. The Soviets capture the plane's pilot, Francis Gary Powers, holding him captive for nearly two years.

1931, The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York. For the next two decades, the 102-storey skyscraper is the world tallest structure.

1941, “Rose Bud…”

Also in New York, "Citizen Kane" premieres. Orson Welles's first feature film remains an all-time movie masterpiece.

And 1967, rock and roll singer Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu. They divorce 6 years later.

Today In History, May 1st, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.