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May 28, 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. who pushes a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span.
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May 27, 1933: The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs with its hit song: “Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?”
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May 26, 1830: The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson two days later.
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May 25, 1961: Apollo Program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces before s special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a “man on the Moon” before the end of the decade.
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May 24, 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge is open to traffic after 14 years of construction.