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• Year 1527 — Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance....

• Year 1536 — The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of...

• Year 1536 — King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the...

• Year 1882 — The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.

• Year 1889 — The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

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• Today, Wednesday, May 06

• Saint George's Day (Day of the Bulgarian Army)

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• Substitute Holiday

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• Tomorrow, Thursday, May 07

• Defender of the Fatherland Day

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• Friday, May 08

• Anniversary of the Election of the Holy Father

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• Day of Victory over Fascism

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• Victory Day

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• Saturday, May 09

• Day of Memory and Honor

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• Day of Victory over Fascism

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• Europe Day

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• Europe Day; Victory Day and Commemoration of the heroes fallen for Independence of Fatherland

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