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A bit of May 1st history…
1006 - Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus
1753 - Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus & formal start date of plant taxonomy
1776 - Adam Weishaupt founded secret society of Illuminati
1930 - Planet Pluto is officially named by 11 year old Venetia Burney
1939 - Batman 1st appears in Detective Comics #27
1999 - Spongebob Squarepants debuts (pictured)
2003 - “Mission Accomplished” speech by President George W Bush declaring that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended.
Today In History: May 01