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On this day, U.S. troops abandoned Ap Bia Mountain. They had completed their search and would continue their mission in the A Shau Valley. The battle for Ap Bia Mountain earned the name "Hamburger Hill" because of the high loss of life. The name came from the conflict turning into what they called a "meat grinder."

After winning access to the Baltic Sea during the Great Northern War, Czar Peter I founded St. Petersburg as the Russian capital. St. Petersburg was known as a significant European power - politically, culturally, and geographically.

Henry Ford and his son Edsel, marked the Model T's official last day of production by driving the 15 millionth Model T out of the factory! No car in history has the impact of Ford's Model T.

George Lucas' blockbuster "Star Wars" hit American theaters to begin this Memorial Day weekend with a bang! Star Wars was incredibly successful winning 7 Oscars and earning $461 million in the U.S. alone. "Star Wars" quickly became a pop culture phenomenon.

For the first time in history, New York and Brooklyn were connected by the Brooklyn Bridge. Designed by John A. Roebling, the Brooklyn Bridge was the largest suspension bridge built to this date.

Benjamin Franklin, credited with the creation of bifocal glasses. Franklin called them the "double spectacles" and said, "serving for distant objects as well as near ones, make my eyes as useful to me as ever they were."

Passed by Congress and signed by President Ulysses Grant, the Amnesty Act ended voting restrictions and office-holding disqualifications. As a result of this act, the majority of white former confederates in the south were free to vote, own land, hold office, and make laws. Voting rights came less than two years after the war ended.

Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American Red Cross. This organization would provide aid to victims of war and natural disasters.

This day marks the birth of the most popular articles of clothing: blue jeans! Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent to create the very first work pants to have metal rivets. As time went on, blue jeans became a favorite worn by men and women around the world.