Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden

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A historical look back at the AP archives for May 1: the death of Osama bin Laden, Rodney King pleads for peace amid riots, and the U.S. begins to end its final phase of its military role in Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011. President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011.

In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

 

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