February 2, 1709. British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a Pacific island for more than four years, an ordeal that will inspire the novel Robinson Crusoe.


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The Real-Life Robinson Crusoe is Rescued

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May 17, 1954: In the Brown v. Board of Education case, the US Supreme Court rules that racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional.


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The Supreme Court Abolishes Segregation in Public Schools

May 16, 1975. Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher, becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This episode originally aired in 2022.


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The First Woman to Climb Mount Everest

May 15, 1940. Maurice and Richard McDonald open their McDonald’s Bar-B-Que restaurant in San Bernardino, California. This episode originally aired in 2023.


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The First McDonald’s Opens

May 14, 1643. A four-year-old prince ascends to the throne of France, beginning a decades-long reign that will change the country forever.


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Louis XIV Becomes King of France

May 13, 1981. Pope John Paul II is shot in a mysterious assassination plot with potential ties to the KGB.


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The Real-Life Robinson Crusoe is Rescued

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